9 Barnfield Close, Southampton, SO19 9GT

9 Barnfield Close is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 9GT). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–113 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (30 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.