3 Bronte Close, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8SR

3 Bronte Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 8SR). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 172.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £198,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.