18 The Croft, Calmore, Southampton, SO40 2GN

18 The Croft is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Calmore, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2GN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 67.9% above the 2007 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.