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1a, River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1a

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

1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1NW). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 107.1% above the 2021 sale of £196,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 14 EPCs). Last sale on file: £196,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1a

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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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1a, River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1a has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of a single storey side/rear extension

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    14/01711/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1a

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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.

1a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£196,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 January 2021Most recent

    £196,000

    +106.3%over 22 years
  2. 24 June 1998

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1NW: £389,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other River View Road homes

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

1a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,607

Street avg £2,946

Strongly below

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1a

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.

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

Nursery Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. 29 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 1NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 1NW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 1NW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.8dB

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 1a, River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.