9 Chafen Road, Southampton, SO18 1BD
About 9 Chafen Road
9 Chafen Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 892 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 136.4% above the 2009 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 24 EPCs).
Energy performance
9 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 December 2009Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BD: £336,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO18 1BD
Versus other Chafen Road homes
9 Chafen Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,327
Street avg £2,519
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







