Flat 4, 23 Hawkers Close, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3GG

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 3GG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (48–48 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 77). The latest certificate (July 2010) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 120.9% above the 2005 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 54.1% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).