Homecott, Didcot Road, Southampton, SO15 5QX
About Homecott
Homecott is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 5QX). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
It hasn't traded since March 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 349.4% above the 1999 sale of £77,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 77.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Homecott's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at Homecott.
3 applications on record at Homecott, Didcot Road, Southampton, SO15 5QX
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of two-storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01473/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionMay 2009Decision
- ConservatoryAug 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Homecott's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£77,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 1999Most recent
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO15 5QX: £230,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SO15 5QX
Versus other Didcot Road homes
Homecott is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£475
Street avg £2,247
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St James Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB