13 Melrose Road, Southampton, SO15 7PB
About 13 Melrose Road
13 Melrose Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO15 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in March 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 219.7% above the 1999 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
13 Melrose Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
13 Melrose Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
13 Melrose Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£157,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 March 1999Most recent
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO15 7PB: £460,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO15 7PB
Versus other Melrose Road homes
Price per m² for 13 Melrose Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £3,723
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leicester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Upper Shirley High School. 34 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







