Frobisher Court, Flat 5, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD

Frobisher Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 59 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Frobisher Court, where floor areas span 41–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £220,000 in May 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 66.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.