Whispers, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN

Whispers is a detached house in Woodlands, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7GN). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,006,000 sits 123.6% above the 2003 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.