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17 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Chafen Road

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

17 Chafen Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 22.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £278,000.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 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 17 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.

17 Chafen Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£278,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 March 2019Most recent

    £278,000

    +63.5%over 15 years

  2. 17 March 2003

    £170,000

    +240.0%over 7 years

  3. 14 September 1995

    £50,000

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.

Price per m²

£2,505

Street avg £2,460

On par

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 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.
£334k

1 Quayside Road

SO18 1AE

£350k

1 Ash Tree Road

SO18 1LY

£350k

1 Newton Road

SO18 1NJ

£317k

1 Hollingbourne Close

SO18 1RB

£317k

1 Steuart Road

SO18 1AJ

£365k

1 Chafen Road

SO18 1BD

£314k

1 Sandringham Road

SO18 1JL

3 bed
£372k

1 Lacon Close

SO18 1JA

3 bed1 bath
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 17 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.