What kind of home is 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ sell for?

25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ last sold for £445,000 in November 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £85,000 in June 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

Across 3 sales between June 1997 and November 2023, 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ rose from £85,000 to £445,000, a change of £360,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

The current EPC rating for 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO31 4NZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ use?

The latest EPC at 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ in?

25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ sits in Hamble, Southampton, Southampton. It falls within the SO31 postcode district in Hampshire.

What is crime like near 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

Police records around 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

The closest primary school to 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ is Hamble Primary School (960m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Hamble School (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ?

The closest bus stop to 25 Mercury Gardens, SO31 4NZ is The Square, 782m away. The nearest ferry option is Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing, 929m away.

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25 Mercury Gardens, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4NZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 25 Mercury Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 Mercury Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Hamble, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 4NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £445,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Mercury Gardens, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 Mercury Gardens 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 25 Mercury Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£453,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£445,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

20 November 2023Most recent
£445,000
+36.9%over 4 years
27 March 2019
£325,000
+282.4%over 21 years
26 June 1997
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 4NZ: £343,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in SO31 4NZ

On the street

Versus other Mercury Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

25 Mercury Gardens is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,235

Street avg £4,142

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 86 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.

Full Southampton report

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

0.8 km

The Square — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Hamble Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO31 4NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO31 4NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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