263 Bitterne Road West, Southampton, SO18 1DS
About 263 Bitterne Road West
263 Bitterne Road West is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 37% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
263 Bitterne Road West sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
263 Bitterne Road West has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
263 Bitterne Road West has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2017Most recent
£238,000
+250.0%over 19 years31 October 1997
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1DS: £202,000 (2017–1997).
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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
0.2 km
Beechwood Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







