Dodwell Cottage, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1AD
About Dodwell Cottage
Dodwell Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include outbuildings, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,053,000 is 20.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 140% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Dodwell Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Dodwell Cottage, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1AD
- Jul 2017RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Removal of a section of internal block wall between kitchen and breakfast room to make for an open plan family space.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- L/17/80710
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Dodwell Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,053,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.
£875,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2017Most recent
£875,000
+41.1%over 9 years20 December 2007
£620,000
+37.8%over 4 years22 May 2003
£450,000
+50.0%over 2 years6 September 2000
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 1AD: £470,000 (2023–2000).
Nearby sales in SO31 1AD
Fox Fields, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1AD
Sold Jul 2023
£550,000Oakleigh, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1AD
Sold Nov 2020
£591,000Longuenesse, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1AD
Sold Jun 2010
£470,000Rozel House, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1AD
Sold Jun 1995
£116,000
Versus other Dodwell Lane homes
Price per m² for Dodwell Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,353
Street avg £3,215
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Dodwell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Kings Copse Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.5dB







