What kind of home is 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF last sold for £315,000 in June 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £157,000 in May 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2002 and June 2018, 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF rose from £157,000 to £315,000, a change of £158,000. That works out to roughly +4.4% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

The current EPC rating for 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO18 6TF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF use?

The latest EPC at 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF in?

8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF sits in Southampton. It falls within the SO18 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

Police records around 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF 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.

What schools are near 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

The closest primary school to 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF is Glenfield Infant School (130m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Itchen College (970m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF?

The closest bus stop to 8 Mersham Gardens, SO18 6TF is Chichester Road, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Mersham Gardens, Southampton, SO18 6TF

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Mersham Gardens

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

8 Mersham Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO18 6TF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 86 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 17.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in June 2018.

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

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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.

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 30 May 2026

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Mersham Gardens, Southampton, SO18 6TF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Mersham Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£315,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2018Most recent
£315,000
+37.0%over 11 years
4 July 2006
£229,950
+46.5%over 4 years
9 May 2002
£157,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO18 6TF: £320,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in SO18 6TF

On the street

Versus other Mersham Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Mersham Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,663

Street avg £3,343

Above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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3 bed

£315k

1 Yew Road

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1 Rutland Court, Balaclava Road

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£304k

10 Almatade Road

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3 bed1 bath

£300k

10 Chichester Road

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3 bed1 bath

£293k

10 Langstaff Way

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10 Tenby Close

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.

Full Southampton report

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

0.1 km

Chichester Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Glenfield Infant School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO18 6TF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO18 6TF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

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