1 Birch Road, Southampton, SO16 5DF
About 1 Birch Road
1 Birch Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 29.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 55.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £202,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2026
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Planning history
1 Birch Road has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Birch Road, Southampton, SO16 5DF
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single-storey front extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01376/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birch Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 22 years.
£202,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2018Most recent
£202,000
+106.1%over 11 years15 April 2007
£98,000
+154.5%over 10 years11 July 1996
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 5DF: £199,950 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in SO16 5DF
Versus other Birch Road homes
1 Birch Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,730
Street avg £2,254
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Laundry Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB