What type of property is The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW last sold for £135,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £155,000 in February 2017, so prices have been falling over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 2017 and September 2021, The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW fell from £155,000 to £135,000, a change of £20,000. That works out to roughly -3% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The current EPC rating for The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW is A with a score of 92 out of 100, lodged in January 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SO16 4HW. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW heated?

The latest EPC at The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW located?

The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW sits in Southampton. It falls within the SO16 postcode district.

Is The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW in a safe area?

Police records around The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The closest primary school to The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW is Newlands Primary School (631m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (484m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW?

The closest bus stop to The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, SO16 4HW is Maybush Corner, 99m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, Southampton, SO16 4HW

EPC A

Property type

Detached

Floor top floor

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 92

Council tax

Band A

Overview

About The Lennox Building

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

The Lennox Building is a one-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO16 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. At 50 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in The Lennox Building, where floor areas span 44–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span B to A, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 50 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 51 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £135,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

The Lennox Building's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A92

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.1 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Lennox Building, 51 Mercator Close, Southampton, SO16 4HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Lennox Building has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£162,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.0% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£135,000

Growth on file: -3.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

9 September 2021Most recent
£135,000
-12.9%over 4 years
3 February 2017
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 4HW: £203,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in SO16 4HW

On the street

Versus other Mercator Close homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Lennox Building runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,700

Street avg £3,092

Strongly below

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.1 t/year

Street avg 0.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

Below

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Comparables

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

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Area

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Maybush Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO16 4HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO16 4HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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