Valley View, Flat 7, Furze Road, Southampton, SO19 8PE

Valley View is an end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO19 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Valley View, where floor areas span 35–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £159,000 sits 335.6% above the 1997 sale of £36,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 27 EPCs).