8 Cowley Close, Southampton, SO16 9WD
About 8 Cowley Close
8 Cowley Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southampton (SO16 9WD). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 7th 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.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £122,000 in December 2018. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 16.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
8 Cowley Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
8 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.
£122,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2018Most recent
£122,000
+24.5%over 8 years30 June 2010
£98,000
-14.0%over 3 years24 May 2007
£114,000
+26.7%over 3 years22 June 2003
£90,000
+78.2%over 2 years20 July 2000
£50,500
+60.6%over 4 years27 June 1996
£31,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO16 9WD: £275,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO16 9WD
Versus other Cowley Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Cowley Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,211
Street avg £2,949
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 40 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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