17 Oxford Road, Southampton, SO14 6QW

17 Oxford Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO14 6QW). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 sits 121.7% above the 2002 sale of £179,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 26.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.