1a, River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW
About 1a
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1a has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn 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
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Sales history & valuation
1a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 23 years.
£196,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2021Most recent
£196,000
+106.3%over 22 years24 June 1998
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1NW: £389,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SO18 1NW
17 River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW
Sold Dec 2024
£352,50028 River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW
Sold Dec 2024
£390,0005 River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW
Sold May 2024
£400,0006 River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW
Sold Mar 2024
£280,00020 River View Road, Southampton, SO18 1NW
Sold Aug 2022
£389,000
Versus other River View Road homes
1a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,607
Street avg £2,946
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







