1 Appleton Road, Southampton, SO18 1LA
About 1 Appleton Road
1 Appleton Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO18 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 68 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold October 2018 for £170,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
1 Appleton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Appleton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Appleton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 October 2018Most recent
£170,000
+44.1%over 15 years20 December 2002
£117,950
+96.6%over 3 years21 October 1999
£60,000
+69.0%over 2 years21 March 1997
£35,500
-2.7%over 2 years20 January 1995
£36,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1LA: £170,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO18 1LA
Versus other Appleton Road homes
1 Appleton Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,895
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bond Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bitterne Park School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







