Hillside, Dodwell Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 1DJ

Hillside is a detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 sits 115.8% above the 2000 sale of £271,505. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.