14b, Lacon Close, Southampton, SO18 1JA
About 14b
14b is a four-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £467,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
14b's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 14b is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak as marked on plan - Fell
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00036/TPO
- May 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree Works
- Agent
- Shawyers
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00070/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14b
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 14b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£467,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£467,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1JA: £335,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in SO18 1JA
Versus other Lacon Close homes
Floor Area for 14b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,594
Street avg £3,035
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Dalmally Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Beechwood Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







