10 Birch Close, Southampton, SO16 5DE
About 10 Birch Close
10 Birch Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 30.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £108,000 in November 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
10 Birch Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
10 Birch Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 6 years.
£108,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2020Most recent
£108,000
+20.0%over 6 years28 August 2014
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 5DE: £106,000 (2018–2007).
Versus other Birch Close homes
10 Birch Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,742
Street avg £1,565
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Coxford Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB