23 Botany Bay Road, Southampton, SO19 8LT

23 Botany Bay Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Southampton (SO19 8LT). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 92.8% above the 2011 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in June 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2016.