Grey Gables, Copythorne Crescent, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PE

Grey Gables is a detached house in Copythorne, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

It hasn't traded since May 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 sits 385.8% above the 1996 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 60.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 116 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 7 EPCs).