3 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX
About 3 Cobden Crescent
3 Cobden Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 4EX). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1671 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 46.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
3 Cobden Crescent ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Cobden Crescent has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2021AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment sought to planning permission ref 18/00820/FUL for alterations to roof windows of side extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00881/NMA
- Dec 2020AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment sought to planning permission ref 18/00820/FUL to reduce length of single storey side extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01632/NMA
What's in 3 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Cobden Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 15 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2011Most recent
£340,000
+81.3%over 10 years15 December 2000
£187,500
+164.1%over 5 years19 October 1995
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 4EX: £395,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SO18 4EX
1 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX
Sold Sept 2025
£362,50027 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX
Sold Sept 2025
£385,00021 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX
Sold Aug 2025
£500,00015 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX
Sold Nov 2024
£400,00039 Cobden Crescent, Southampton, SO18 4EX
Sold Jul 2020
£395,000
Versus other Cobden Crescent homes
Floor Area for 3 Cobden Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,190
Street avg £3,215
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







