125 Outer Circle, Southampton, SO16 5HB
About 125 Outer Circle
125 Outer Circle is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 5HB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in November 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 51% above the 2008 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
125 Outer Circle 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 at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 3 years.
£147,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2008Most recent
£147,000
+22.5%over 2 years16 May 2006
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 5HB: £244,000 (2025–2009).
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Sold Jul 2023
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Sold Sept 2006
£125,000
Versus other Outer Circle homes
CO₂ Emissions for 125 Outer Circle lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,100
Street avg £2,342
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Warren Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







