Flat 5, 247 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP
About Flat 5
Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–31 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (7 versus a best of 73).
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Flat 5 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
Flat 5 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Flat 5 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1BP: £152,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SO18 1BP
Flat 1, 229 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP
Sold Sept 2024
£152,500Flat 2, 229 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP
Sold Aug 2023
£58,000245 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP
Sold Dec 2016
£250,000253 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP
Sold Jun 2016
£245,000Flat 5, 229 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1BP
Sold Dec 2015
£103,000
Versus other Bitterne Road West homes
EPC Rating for Flat 5 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
7 (G)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 45 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Huntly Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Beechwood Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB