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EPC B
About 5 Downlands Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Downlands Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Winchester (SO22 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Winchester HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 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. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2022 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Downlands Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Downlands Road, Winchester, SO22 4ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jan 2026OutbuildingOutlineLawful Development Certificate - Permit
We would like to build (under permitted development) a garden room in our rear garden. It will have the following dimensions: Width up to 4.5m; Depth up to 3.6m; height no more than 2.5m; external footprint 16.2m; internal 14.5m sq. It will be south facing and have a french door with one standard window (1.2 x 1m) either side of the french doors. It will be of a grey colour to match the external windows of the main property. The new garden room will be located over 1m from the boundary with our neighbour (No3 Downlands Rd) to to the west side of our property. Roof drainage will be be means of guttering to the ground. This building will actually replace a large wooden playhouse in the same location which is approaximately half the size of the proposed garden room and 2.5m in height. No new access is required and no other changes to any part of the property will be needed
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Downlands Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£781,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2022)
£750,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downlands Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Downlands Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,412
Street avg £4,303
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Winchester district page.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Olivers Battery Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO22 4ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 41 points of interest in total.
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