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18 Cobden Gardens, Southampton, SO18 1LN

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Cobden Gardens

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

18 Cobden Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 25.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Cobden Gardens

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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Cobden Gardens, Southampton, SO18 1LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Cobden Gardens 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 18 Cobden Gardens

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 18 Cobden Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£394,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£313,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 October 2016Most recent

    £313,000

    +43.6%over 10 years

  2. 24 February 2006

    £218,000

    +179.5%over 7 years

  3. 18 December 1998

    £78,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1LN: £335,000 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other Cobden Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Cobden Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,981

Street avg £2,594

Above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Cobden Gardens

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£392k

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£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

SO18 1LN

3 bed1 bath
£372k

1 Lacon Close

SO18 1JA

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Hillside Avenue

SO18 1LD

3 bed
£493k

1 River View Road

SO18 1NW

3 bed
£314k

1 Sandringham Road

SO18 1JL

3 bed
£291k

1 Dimond Hill

SO18 1JF

3 bed
£276k

1 Cobden Rise, St Catherines Road

SO18 1DL

3 bed
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.
Full Southampton report

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

Bond Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. 33 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 1LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 1LN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 1LN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 18 Cobden Gardens, Southampton, SO18 1LN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.