Cadenham Court, Cadnam Lane, Cadnam, Southampton, SO40 2NS

Cadenham Court is a five-bedroom detached house in Cadnam, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2NS). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, 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. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (158 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £786,000 sits 74.7% above the 2007 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.