3 Cowley Close, Southampton, SO16 9WD
About 3 Cowley Close
3 Cowley Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO16 9WD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 16th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–133 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 42 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £125,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. At 46 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
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Planning history
3 Cowley Close 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
3 Cowley Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 24 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£125,000
+19.0%over 12 years4 September 2008
£105,000
+7.1%over 4 years14 November 2003
£98,000
+198.8%over 7 years24 September 1996
£32,800
-13.7%24 September 1996
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 9WD: £275,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO16 9WD
Versus other Cowley Close homes
3 Cowley Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,717
Street avg £2,982
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB