5 Buchanan Road, Southampton, SO16 8GL
About 5 Buchanan Road
5 Buchanan Road is a mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 8GL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £187,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 44.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
5 Buchanan Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2023
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Planning history
5 Buchanan Road 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
Latest sale on 5 Buchanan Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 20 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£187,500
-14.8%30 October 2020
£220,000
+120.1%over 15 years19 January 2005
£99,950
+40.8%over 3 years10 April 2001
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 8GL: £123,000 (2018–2001).
Versus other Buchanan Road homes
5 Buchanan Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fraser Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB