7 Alder Road, Southampton, SO16 5EQ
About 7 Alder Road
7 Alder Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £295,000 in November 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 May 2035
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Planning history
7 Alder Road has an approved front extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Alder Road, Southampton, SO16 5EQ
- May 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of a porch to the front elevation
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00428/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Alder Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 2025Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 5EQ: £225,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SO16 5EQ
Versus other Alder Road homes
On years held, 7 Alder Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,458
Street avg £3,078
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
536/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Coxford Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







