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3 Castle Road, Southampton, SO18 1QP

Property type
Detached
Bedroom
1
Floor area
130 m²
1398 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 3 Castle Road

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

3 Castle Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in December 2001. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 156.4% above the 2001 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 54.2% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Castle 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.

3 Castle Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Castle Road, Southampton, SO18 1QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Castle 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 3 Castle 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.

3 Castle Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£133,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2001Most recent

    £133,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 1QP: £375,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Castle Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 3 Castle Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,024

Street avg £2,977

Strongly below

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Castle 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£263k

1 Milden Court, 66 Sandringham Road

SO18 1JN

2 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Sandringham Road

SO18 1JL

3 bed
£372k

1 Lacon Close

SO18 1JA

3 bed1 bath
£392k

1 Englefield Road

SO18 1AW

3 bed1 bath
£291k

1 Dimond Hill

SO18 1JF

3 bed
£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

SO18 1LN

3 bed1 bath
£276k

1 Cobden Rise, St Catherines Road

SO18 1DL

3 bed
£425k

1 Hillside Avenue

SO18 1LD

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

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

Cornwall Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bitterne Park School. 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 1QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 1QP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 1QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

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 3 Castle Road, Southampton, SO18 1QP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.