6a, Athelstan Road, Southampton, SO19 4DD

6a is a mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO19 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 26 m² this is the 5th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–188 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2001 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 196% above the 2001 sale of £50,000. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).