Island Point, Flat 7, Undershore Road, Lymington, SO41 5SB

Island Point is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lymington (SO41 5SB). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Island Point, where floor areas span 42–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 58). Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 209.4% above the 1996 sale of £70,125. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 62.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.