2 Cliff Cottage, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DE
About 2 Cliff Cottage
2 Cliff Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Netley Abbey, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £540,000. At 134 m² it sits well below the postcode median (197 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Cliff Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Cliff Cottage, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DE
- Feb 2008ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of single storey side extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- C/08/61947
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2025Most recent
£540,000
+12.5%over 3 years27 May 2021
£480,000
+93.9%over 14 years2 November 2006
£247,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 5DE: £450,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in SO31 5DE
1 Cliff Cottage, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DE
Sold Apr 2021
£1,825,000Nightingale House, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DE
Sold May 2019
£450,000Chandlers, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DE
Sold Jun 2015
£562,500Mariners, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5DE
Sold Nov 2009
£445,000
Versus other Victoria Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Cliff Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,030
Street avg £2,523
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 12 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
York Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Netley Abbey Junior School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







