Yew Cottage, Yew Road, Southampton, SO18 6AW
About Yew Cottage
Yew Cottage is a detached house in Southampton (SO18 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 18.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £343,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Yew Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Yew Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£343,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 October 2019Most recent
£343,000
+29.4%over 4 years20 February 2015
£265,000
+176.0%over 17 years14 August 1997
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 6AW: £257,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Yew Road homes
Yew Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,536
Street avg £3,045
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
Dean Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Harefield Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







