26a, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DG

26a is a mid-terrace house in Netley Abbey, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 14th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 37 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 24.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.