Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hilltop House, Flat 3, 342 Hill Lane, Southampton, SO15 7PH
4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About Hilltop House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hilltop House is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO15 7PH). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in Hilltop House, where floor areas span 47–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Dec 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hilltop House, Flat 3, 342 Hill Lane, Southampton, SO15 7PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
4 applications on record at Hilltop House, Flat 3, 342 Hill Lane, Southampton, SO15 7PH
4decisions20documents1nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveSubdivision
- Mar 2003FullOutcome in report
Construction of new dental surgery
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00073/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2022Decision
- Tree WorksNov 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hilltop House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO15 7PH: £600,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in SO15 7PH
Versus other Hill Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hilltop House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
460/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bassett Sainsburys — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hollybrook Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO15 7PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB
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