21 John Street, Southampton, SO14 3DR
About 21 John Street
21 John Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO14 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: HMO conversion refused in 2019. Sold November 2021 for £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2019HMOFullIn report
Change use from a dwelling house (class C3) to a house in multiple occupation (HMO, class C4) (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00898/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 John Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 4 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2021Most recent
£385,000
+37.0%over 4 years20 August 2017
£281,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO14 3DR: £346,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SO14 3DR
Versus other John Street homes
On floor area, 21 John Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,031
Street avg £2,468
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
College Keep — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hope Community School Southampton. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB







