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 (January 2026) shows a C (score 77), 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 window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 53 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.