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48 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 48 Chafen Road

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

48 Chafen Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 30.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 70.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 48 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
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

48 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 48 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.

48 Chafen Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£324,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£248,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 July 2017Most recent

    £248,000

    +34.1%over 12 years

  2. 23 May 2005

    £185,000

    +164.5%over 5 years

  3. 21 October 1999

    £69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BB: £317,000 (2025–2021).

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.

48 Chafen Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,787

Street avg £2,141

Above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 48 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.
£314k

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1 Dimond Hill

SO18 1JF

3 bed
£372k

1 Lacon Close

SO18 1JA

3 bed1 bath
£276k

1 Cobden Rise, St Catherines Road

SO18 1DL

3 bed
£392k

1 Englefield Road

SO18 1AW

3 bed1 bath
£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

SO18 1LN

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Hillside Avenue

SO18 1LD

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