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1 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1150 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Chafen Road

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

1 Chafen Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1150 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 23.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 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.

1 Chafen Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2021

EPC Rating

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

Planning history

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

1 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 1 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.

1 Chafen Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£365,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£295,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2018Most recent

    £295,000

    +3.5%over 7 months

  2. 28 September 2017

    £285,000

    +63.8%over 5 years

  3. 17 October 2011

    £174,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BD: £336,500 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Chafen Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Chafen Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,761

Street avg £2,447

Above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 104 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 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
£350k

1 Ash Tree Road

SO18 1LY

£350k

1 Newton Road

SO18 1NJ

£381k

1 Coleson Road

SO18 1HG

£392k

1 Englefield Road

SO18 1AW

3 bed1 bath
£334k

1 Quayside Road

SO18 1AE

£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

SO18 1LN

3 bed1 bath
£317k

1 Hollingbourne Close

SO18 1RB

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 1BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 1BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 1BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

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