Flat 2, 23 Hawkers Close, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3GG

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 3GG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–48 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £165,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.