1 Palm Road, Southampton, SO16 5EH
About 1 Palm Road
1 Palm Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 39.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 90.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015.
Energy performance
1 Palm Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 December 2018
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Palm Road.
3 applications on record at 1 Palm Road, Southampton, SO16 5EH
- Sept 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01002/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- New BuildSept 2004Decision
- New BuildJul 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Palm Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 10 years.
£168,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
27 February 2015Most recent
£168,000
+21.7%over 8 years21 December 2006
£138,000
+2.2%over 1 year23 March 2005
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 5EH: £155,000 (2015–2007).
Versus other Palm Road homes
1 Palm Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,989
Street avg £2,066
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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Crime
536/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Alder Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







