4 Laurel Villas, Providence Hill, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8AT

4 Laurel Villas is a semi-detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 1996 — that's 30 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. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 214.3% above the 1996 sale of £77,000. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.