9 Downton Road, Southampton, SO18 2PJ
About 9 Downton Road
9 Downton Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in May 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2023PorchFullIn report
Roof alterations including hip to gable end roof extension and enlarged front and rear dormers, new front porch and alterations to ground floor windows/doors.
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00927/FUL
What's in 9 Downton Road, Southampton, SO18 2PJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Downton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 May 2023Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 2PJ: £198,000 (2022–2004).
Versus other Downton Road homes
Years Held for 9 Downton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







