Flat 2, 15 Rumbridge Street, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9DQ

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 9DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 48.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.