What kind of home is 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE last sold for £653,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £360,000 in December 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2005 and May 2022, 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE rose from £360,000 to £653,000, a change of £293,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (1,550 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE use?

The latest EPC at 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE in?

5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE sits in Rownhams, Southampton, Southampton. It falls within the SO16 postcode district in Hampshire.

How safe is the area around 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

Police records around 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

The closest primary school to 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE is Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School (474m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE?

The closest bus stop to 5 Betteridge Drive, SO16 8LE is Betteridge Drive, 139m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Betteridge Drive, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8LE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

144 m²

1550 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Betteridge Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Betteridge Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rownhams, Southampton, Southampton (SO16 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 118.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £653,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Betteridge Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Betteridge Drive, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Betteridge Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£659,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£653,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

31 May 2022Most recent
£653,000
+63.2%over 9 years
4 January 2013
£400,000
+11.1%over 7 years
5 December 2005
£360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 8LE: £580,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in SO16 8LE

On the street

Versus other Betteridge Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Betteridge Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,535

Street avg £2,738

Strongly above

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 152 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Betteridge Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO16 8LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO16 8LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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