43 Obelisk Road, Southampton, SO19 9BL
About 43 Obelisk Road
43 Obelisk Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southampton (SO19 9BL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 25.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £327,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
43 Obelisk Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 March 2031
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Planning history
43 Obelisk Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£327,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2021Most recent
£327,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO19 9BL: £250,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SO19 9BL
Versus other Obelisk Road homes
On epc rating, 43 Obelisk Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,070
Street avg £2,926
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
493/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Keswick Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woolston Infant School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







