2 Mercury Gardens, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4NZ

2 Mercury Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Hamble, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 4NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 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. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 61.2% below the postcode norm.