Acacia Lodge, Flat 7, Providence Hill, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8AT

Acacia Lodge is a one-bedroom detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Acacia Lodge, where floor areas span 26–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 33 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). One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2004. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 17.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £114,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.