188 Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BL
About 188 Botley Road
188 Botley Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Burridge, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 62.3% above the 2006 sale of £269,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. At 123 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 39 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
188 Botley Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
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Planning history
188 Botley Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 10 years.
£269,950
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2006Most recent
£269,950
+250.6%over 10 years21 December 1995
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 1BL: £892,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO31 1BL
216 Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BL
Sold May 2025
£955,000218 Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BL
Sold Feb 2025
£858,000190 Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BL
Sold Jan 2025
£425,000208 Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BL
Sold Nov 2024
£950,000258a, Botley Road, Burridge, Southampton, SO31 1BL
Sold Sept 2024
£892,500
Versus other Botley Road homes
188 Botley Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,195
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Nurseries — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Whiteley Primary School. 6 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







