1 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QN
About 1 Dale Valley Road
1 Dale Valley Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO16 6QN). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £185,000 in December 2024. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 47% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 Dale Valley Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 26 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2024Most recent
£185,000
-27.5%over 5 years20 June 2019
£255,000
+23.2%over 15 years29 April 2004
£207,000
+117.9%over 4 years1 June 1999
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 6QN: £257,000 (2023–2008).
Nearby sales in SO16 6QN
11 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QN
Sold Sept 2023
£305,00013 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QN
Sold Jul 2022
£315,0003 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QN
Sold Jul 2016
£256,0009 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QN
Sold Mar 2016
£257,0005 Dale Valley Road, Southampton, SO16 6QN
Sold Jan 2008
£233,000
Versus other Dale Valley Road homes
1 Dale Valley Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,033
Street avg £2,797
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dale Valley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shirley Infant School. 35 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







