Thistles, Copthorne Lane, Fawley, Southampton, SO45 1DP

Thistles is a four-bedroom detached house in Fawley, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2036 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced Southampton HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 36.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 189 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.