What type of property is 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX sell for?

21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX last sold for £500,000 in August 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £227,000 in July 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

Across 3 sales between July 2004 and August 2025, 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX rose from £227,000 to £500,000, a change of £273,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

The current EPC rating for 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. It has dropped from a D recorded in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO18 4EX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX have?

21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in January 2018 under ref. 17/02415/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX is in council tax band D.

Where is 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX located?

21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX sits in Southampton. It falls within the SO18 postcode district.

Is 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX in a safe area?

Police records around 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (331% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

The closest primary school to 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX is Beechwood Junior School (204m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bitterne Park School (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX?

The closest bus stop to 21 Cobden Crescent, SO18 4EX is Glenfield Avenue, 186m away. The nearest rail option is Bitterne Rail Station, 791m away.

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21 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Cobden Crescent

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

21 Cobden Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 4EX). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £500,000 in August 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
DrivewayYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Cobden Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2018

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2018from Sept 2014

EPC improved fromD59toE54

Low Energy Lighting

0%71%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Cobden Crescent has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

Jan 2018
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
17/02415/FUL
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What's in 21 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 21 Cobden Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£503,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£500,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

31 August 2025Most recent
£500,000
+62.3%over 10 years
6 February 2015
£308,000
+35.7%over 10 years
28 July 2004
£227,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 4EX: £385,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in SO18 4EX

On the street

Versus other Cobden Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Cobden Crescent is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,650

Street avg £3,069

Above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Southampton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Glenfield Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Beechwood Junior School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO18 4EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 4EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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