12 Diligence Close, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8GU

12 Diligence Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 8GU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 66 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.