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8 Appleton Road, Southampton, SO18 1LA

7 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Appleton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Appleton Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the 3rd 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 top. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold May 2022 for £210,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 134.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 11 EPCs).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Appleton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2015from May 2010
EPC improved fromD66toC71
Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Appleton Road, Southampton, SO18 1LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Appleton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Appleton Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Appleton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£208,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£210,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 May 2022Most recent

    £210,000

    +26.5%over 3 years
  2. 1 March 2019

    £166,000

    +2918.2%
  3. 20 September 2018

    £5,500

    -95.0%over 2 years
  4. 7 October 2015

    £110,000

    +77.4%over 14 years
  5. 19 January 2001

    £62,000

    +42.5%over 2 years
  6. 7 June 1998

    £43,500

    +13.0%over 1 year
  7. 8 May 1997

    £38,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1LA: £170,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Appleton Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Appleton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,118

Street avg £2,625

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Appleton Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO18 1LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 1LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 1LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Appleton Road, Southampton, SO18 1LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.