Vala, Harcourt Road, Southampton, SO18 1GP
About Vala
Vala is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1GP). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 32.2% above the 2019 sale price. Sold May 2019 for £270,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at Vala.
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part single-storey/part two-storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00281/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Vala has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
14 May 2019Most recent
£270,000
+286.0%over 22 years4 July 1996
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1GP: £310,000 (2025–2022).
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£327,50022a, Harcourt Road, Southampton, SO18 1GP
Sold Oct 2023
£301,00024b, Harcourt Road, Southampton, SO18 1GP
Sold Sept 2021
£295,000Moorlands House, Harcourt Road, Southampton, SO18 1GP
Sold Sept 2021
£305,000
Versus other Harcourt Road homes
Floor Area for Vala runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,523
Street avg £2,959
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.1 km
United Reformed Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bitterne Manor Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB