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8 Darwin Road, Southampton, SO15 5BT

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
182 m²
1959 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Darwin Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Darwin Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (29 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold October 2020 for £470,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 13% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 103.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Darwin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Darwin Road, Southampton, SO15 5BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Darwin Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

31 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Darwin Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£531,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£470,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2020Most recent

    £470,000

    +7.3%over 4 years

  2. 4 December 2015

    £438,000

    +25.9%over 11 years

  3. 1 July 2004

    £348,000

    +134.3%over 5 years

  4. 29 December 1998

    £148,500

    +53.9%

  5. 13 August 1998

    £96,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO15 5BT: £90,500 (2014–1998).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Darwin Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£264k

1 Didcot Road

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£465k

1 Branksome Avenue

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3 bed1 bath
£397k

1 Dawlish Avenue

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3 bed1 bath
£388k

1 Gurney Road

SO15 5GF

3 bed1 bath
£171k

1 Eastbourne Avenue

SO15 5HU

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£343k

1 Bramston Road

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3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.
Full Southampton report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

12/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Atherley Bowling Club — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Springhill Catholic Primary School. 31 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO15 5BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO15 5BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO15 5BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Darwin Road, Southampton, SO15 5BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.