16 Bowater Way, Calmore, Southampton, SO40 2UT

16 Bowater Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Calmore, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2UT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 61 m² this is the 4th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 65% above the 2007 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).