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16 Brightside Road, Southampton, SO16 5FH

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Brightside Road

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

16 Brightside Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO16 5FH). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 48.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (November 2013).

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

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Brightside Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2010from Jun 2009
EPC improved fromE53toD65
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%70%

More low energy lighting installed

Jul 2013from Feb 2010
EPC improved fromD65toE53
Low Energy Lighting
70%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Brightside Road, Southampton, SO16 5FH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Brightside Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£283,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£190,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 November 2013Most recent

    £190,000

    -3.1%over 3 years

  2. 15 July 2010

    £196,000

    +185.1%over 11 years

  3. 20 August 1998

    £68,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 5FH: £174,000 (2023–2008).

On the street

Versus other Brightside Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Brightside Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,450

Street avg £3,213

Strongly below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Brightside Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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3 bed2 bath
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£281k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.
Full Southampton report

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Coxford Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO16 5FH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO16 5FH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO16 5FH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Brightside Road, Southampton, SO16 5FH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.