16 Linden Court, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 6AZ

16 Linden Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Park Gate, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 6AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 14th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–44 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 70.3% above the 2009 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (36 m² median across 24 EPCs).