197 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL
About 197 Bitterne Road West
197 Bitterne Road West is a five-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 143.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
197 Bitterne Road West's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
197 Bitterne Road West has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 197 Bitterne Road West was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BL: £212,000 (2025–2009).
Nearby sales in SO18 1BL
217a, Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL
Sold Mar 2025
£143,600195 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL
Sold Oct 2015
£275,000215 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL
Sold Jul 2014
£212,000193 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL
Sold Jun 2009
£215,000205 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BL
Sold Jul 2003
£56,000
Versus other Bitterne Road West homes
On price per m², 197 Bitterne Road West stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,571
Street avg £1,546
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.0 km
Midanbury Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beechwood Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB