4 Alder Close, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 5SJ

4 Alder Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since March 1995 — that's 31 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 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 435.2% above the 1995 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 73% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.