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8 Chester Road, Southampton, SO18 2BR

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
46 m²
495 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Chester Road

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

8 Chester Road is a detached house in Southampton (SO18 2BR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £250,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 4 EPCs).

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Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Road

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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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Chester Road, Southampton, SO18 2BR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Chester Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Chester Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£255,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£250,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 October 2025Most recent

    £250,000

    +16.3%over 7 years

  2. 10 May 2018

    £215,000

    +284.3%over 22 years

  3. 18 April 1996

    £55,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 2BR: £140,000 (2025–2003).

On the street

Versus other Chester Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Chester Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,435

Street avg £3,319

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Chester Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£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.
£258k

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£249k

1 Capon Close

SO18 2LH

£248k

1 Claude Ashby Close

SO18 2LT

£247k

1 Coachmans Copse

SO18 2RQ

2 bed1 bath
£269k

1 Benhams Road

SO18 2FG

3 bed1 bath
£269k

1 Friars Way

SO18 2JU

£274k

1 Downton Road

SO18 2PJ

2 bed1 bath
£235k

1 Claudeen Close

SO18 2HQ

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

0.1 km

Chester Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Moorlands Primary School. 31 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 2BR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 2BR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 2BR

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 8 Chester Road, Southampton, SO18 2BR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.