20 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
About 20 Lordswood Gardens
20 Lordswood Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO16 6RY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £517,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 20 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00667/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2014Decision
- ExtensionSept 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 Lordswood Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£517,500
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2021Most recent
£517,500
+77.2%over 9 years11 November 2011
£292,000
+65.0%over 9 years16 November 2001
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 6RY: £517,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SO16 6RY
25 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
Sold Mar 2025
£583,34417 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
Sold Oct 2024
£650,00033 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
Sold May 2023
£480,0001 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
Sold Aug 2022
£517,00029 Lordswood Gardens, Southampton, SO16 6RY
Sold Oct 2018
£270,000
Versus other Lordswood Gardens homes
20 Lordswood Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dunkirk Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hollybrook Infant School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







