18 Cambrian Close, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8GW

18 Cambrian Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 8GW). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the 4th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 107.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2018 for £127,000.