8 Appleton Road, Southampton, SO18 1LA
About 8 Appleton Road
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).
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
8 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
Price for 8 Appleton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
5 May 2022Most recent
£210,000
+26.5%over 3 years1 March 2019
£166,000
+2918.2%20 September 2018
£5,500
-95.0%over 2 years7 October 2015
£110,000
+77.4%over 14 years19 January 2001
£62,000
+42.5%over 2 years7 June 1998
£43,500
+13.0%over 1 year8 May 1997
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1LA: £170,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO18 1LA
Versus other Appleton Road homes
8 Appleton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,118
Street avg £2,625
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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







