Valley View, Flat 1, Furze Road, Southampton, SO19 8PE

Valley View is a detached house in Southampton (SO19 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Valley View (35–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 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). Sold August 2023 for £130,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 83.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.