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61 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 61 Chafen Road

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

61 Chafen Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £310,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 61 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.

61 Chafen Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 61 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

61 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 61 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.

61 Chafen Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£310,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 October 2025Most recent

    £310,000

    +10.7%over 4 years

  2. 15 March 2021

    £280,000

    +33.3%over 9 years

  3. 7 July 2011

    £210,000

    +10.5%over 4 years

  4. 4 July 2007

    £190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BD: £340,000 (2025–2022).

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.

EPC Rating for 61 Chafen Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,563

Street avg £2,407

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 61 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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£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

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£276k

1 Cobden Rise, St Catherines Road

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£425k

1 Hillside Avenue

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£493k

1 River View 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 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 61 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.