4 Cosford Close, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, SO50 8PQ

4 Cosford Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, Eastleigh (SO50 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Eastleigh HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £147,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 37 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 11 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.