St Elmo, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
About St Elmo
St Elmo is a detached house in Park Gate, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1578 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 is 15.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
St Elmo sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 November 2018
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at St Elmo, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
- Aug 2009DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition Of Existing Double Garage And Erection Of Two Storey Side Extension And First Floor Rear Extension
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/09/0505/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingJan 2021Decision
- ExtensionOct 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
St Elmo valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 8 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2017Most recent
£565,000
+43.0%over 8 years8 April 2009
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 1BD: £295,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SO31 1BD
2 Rose Cottage, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
Sold Jun 2025
£195,0002 Freelands, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
Sold Feb 2025
£295,0001 Freelands, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
Sold Sept 2022
£295,000Edenrise, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
Sold Aug 2022
£599,950St George, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 1BD
Sold Jun 2022
£412,500
Versus other Duncan Road homes
St Elmo is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,853
Street avg £3,466
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
233/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Lower Duncan Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Park Gate Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.5dB







