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7 Castle Road, Southampton, SO18 1QP

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Castle Road

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

7 Castle Road is a semi-detached house in Southampton (SO18 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 18.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in August 2020.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Castle Road, Southampton, SO18 1QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 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 7 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£386,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£325,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2020Most recent

    £325,000

    +35.4%over 4 years

  2. 22 January 2016

    £240,000

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 habitable rooms, 7 Castle Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,457

Street avg £2,880

Above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 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.
£381k

1 Coleson Road

SO18 1HG

£392k

1 Englefield Road

SO18 1AW

3 bed1 bath
£372k

1 Lacon Close

SO18 1JA

3 bed1 bath
£365k

1 Chafen Road

SO18 1BD

£415k

1 Cobden Gardens

SO18 1LN

3 bed1 bath
£425k

1 Hillside Avenue

SO18 1LD

3 bed
£350k

1 Ash Tree Road

SO18 1LY

£350k

1 Newton Road

SO18 1NJ

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