Half Acre House, Pylands Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1BH

Half Acre House is a five-bedroom detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 428 m² (around 4607 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 428 m² the property is well over the postcode median (250 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,372,000 is 36.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.