18 Badger Close, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, SO50 8JX

18 Badger Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Eastleigh (SO50 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 14 units on file. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Eastleigh HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 13.1% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.