20b, Clifton Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3DA
About 20b
20b is a detached house in West End, Southampton, Southampton (SO18 3DA). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £570,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 20b in 2023.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 no. Silver Birch (T1)– Dead. Remove. Group of 5 no. Sycamore (G2)– Remove x 2 trees with extensive bark wounds at ground level. Remove smaller tree leaning towards neighbouring property. Pollard 2 remaining trees with asymmetric crowns to 13m from the ground level. 1 no. Pedunculate Oak (T3)– Crown lift to 5m by removal of secondary branches only. 1 no. Weeping Willow (T6)– Re-pollard to just above pollard points. Reason: Sound arboricultural management.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- T/23/95987
- Nov 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 no. sycamore (T1) - to reduce by 2m over house to provide adequate clearance. 2 no. sycamore (T2) - reduce branches over neighbours house to give 2.5 m clearance of building. 1 no. sycamore (T3) - remove historically fire damaged tree. 3 no. sycamore (G1) - to reduce away from neighbours house to give 2.5m clearance. 1 no. birch (T5) at rear - to remove, heavily leaning over neighbouring properties and is very suppressed. Willow group (T8) - to be pollarded at approx 8ft to get in a maintenance cycle.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- T/21/91409
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.
£570,500
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£570,500
+319.5%over 21 years29 February 2000
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 3DA: £352,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SO18 3DA
4 Clifton Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3DA
Sold Mar 2025
£325,00043 Clifton Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3DA
Sold Sept 2024
£322,50035 Clifton Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3DA
Sold Jul 2024
£455,00010 Clifton Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3DA
Sold Apr 2024
£352,50012 Clifton Gardens, West End, Southampton, SO18 3DA
Sold Jul 2022
£355,000
Versus other Clifton Gardens homes
20b outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,657
Street avg £3,255
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Midlands Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Moorlands Primary School. 23 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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







