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42 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB

Listed building4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
210 m²
2260 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 42 Chafen Road

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

42 Chafen Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 10.8% above the 2024 sale price. Last sale on file: £344,000 in September 2024.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Listed buildingYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Chafen Road

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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.

42 Chafen 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 10 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 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 42 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.

Latest sale on 42 Chafen Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£381,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£344,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2024Most recent

    £344,000

    +89.0%over 19 years

  2. 23 March 2005

    £182,000

    +46.8%over 3 years

  3. 7 December 2001

    £124,000

    +90.8%over 5 years

  4. 31 October 1996

    £65,000

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 floor area, 42 Chafen Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,638

Street avg £2,285

Strongly below

Floor Area

210 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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3 bed
£314k

1 Sandringham Road

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£493k

1 River View Road

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£291k

1 Dimond Hill

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£276k

1 Cobden Rise, St Catherines Road

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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 42 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.