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1 Downton Road, Southampton, SO18 2PJ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
50 m²
538 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Downton Road

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

1 Downton Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £250,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Downton 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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Downton Road, Southampton, SO18 2PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Downton 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.

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

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 September 2022Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 2PJ: £198,000 (2023–2004).

On the street

Versus other Downton Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Downton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £3,641

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Downton 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.
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2 bed1 bath
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1 Cornwall Road

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2 bed
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1 Benhams Road

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3 bed1 bath
£297k

1 Cornwall Crescent

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3 bed
£269k

1 Friars Way

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£258k

1 Farmery Close

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£249k

1 Capon Close

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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 2PJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO18 2PJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 2PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

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 1 Downton Road, Southampton, SO18 2PJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.