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18 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Chafen Road

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

18 Chafen Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 11.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £317,000.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Chafen Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Chafen Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Chafen Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 18 Chafen Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£317,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 October 2023Most recent

    £317,000

    +411.3%over 28 years

  2. 17 August 1995

    £62,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BB: £290,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Chafen Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Chafen Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,139

Street avg £2,097

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Chafen Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£372k

1 Lacon Close

SO18 1JA

3 bed1 bath
£392k

1 Englefield Road

SO18 1AW

3 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Sandringham Road

SO18 1JL

3 bed
£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

SO18 1LN

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Hillside Avenue

SO18 1LD

3 bed
£291k

1 Dimond Hill

SO18 1JF

3 bed
£276k

1 Cobden Rise, St Catherines Road

SO18 1DL

3 bed
£493k

1 River View Road

SO18 1NW

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.
Full Southampton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bitterne Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bitterne Manor Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO18 1BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 1BB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 1BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.