5 Garden Mews, Warsash, Southampton, SO31 9GW

5 Garden Mews is a one-bedroom detached house in Warsash, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 9GW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 43 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold September 2021 for £120,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 47.5% above the 2021 sale price.