5 Horns Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AH
About 5 Horns Drove
5 Horns Drove is a semi-detached house in Rownhams, Southampton, Southampton (SO16 8AH). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1490 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Horns Drove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 Horns Drove has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Horns Drove has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 8AH: £650,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SO16 8AH
12 Horns Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AH
Sold Jan 2025
£912,5003 Horns Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AH
Sold Jan 2024
£700,0001 Horns Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AH
Sold Jan 2024
£596,40611 Horns Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AH
Sold Aug 2023
£372,5007 Horns Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AH
Sold Aug 2022
£455,000
Versus other Horns Drove homes
On epc rating, 5 Horns Drove runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
Horns Drove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB







