48a, Commercial Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3AG

48a is an end-of-terrace house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 77 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.