1 Ashley Court, Providence Hill, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8AT

1 Ashley Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 sits 88% above the 2002 sale of £317,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£601/sq ft) was about 119.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.