Pensel Wood, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
About Pensel Wood
Pensel Wood is a detached house in Hamble, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 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. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,032,000 is 14% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
Pensel Wood ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
10 applications on record at Pensel Wood, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
- Jun 2005Loft ConversionHeritageOutcome in report
Alterations to roof & construction of rear dormer window to provide accommodation within the roof space with front facing rooflights
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- C/05/53789
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2012Decision
- RenovationFeb 2012Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Pensel Wood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,032,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 7 years.
£905,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2017Most recent
£905,000
+81.0%over 7 years13 May 2010
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 4HA: £550,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in SO31 4HA
Capstan House, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
Sold Oct 2022
£550,000Layton, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
Sold May 2022
£785,000Taylors, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
Sold Dec 2020
£620,000The Little, Flat, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
Sold Jan 2018
£447,000Riverview, High Street, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4HA
Sold Jan 2015
£320,000
Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for Pensel Wood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,617
Street avg £3,852
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Hamble Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







