1 Bright Wire Crescent, Eastleigh, SO50 5SQ

1 Bright Wire Crescent is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Eastleigh (SO50 5SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 459 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 89 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 89 units on file.

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 88 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 11% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.