Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Elmfield North Block is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 16.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £134,500.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 May 2024
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3 Elmfield North Block has no planning applications on record.
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3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 26 years.
£134,500
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 26 years.
22 June 2023Most recent
£134,500
-15.9%over 8 years23 April 2015
£160,000
-4.2%over 8 years24 August 2006
£166,950
+110.0%over 5 years15 December 2000
£79,500
+44.7%over 3 years29 June 1997
£54,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO15 1HZ: £173,000 (2025–2024).
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3 Elmfield North Block is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,387
Street avg £2,127
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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Crime
460/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Four Post Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy. 24 schools nearby.
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