37 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD
About 37 Chafen Road
37 Chafen Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 23% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 166.2% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 48.8% below the postcode norm. At 120 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 24 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
37 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
37 Chafen Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
37 Chafen Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.0% per year over 4 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 23.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2001Most recent
£130,000
+116.8%over 3 years27 August 1997
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BD: £336,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO18 1BD
Versus other Chafen Road homes
Years Held for 37 Chafen Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,083
Street avg £2,531
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







