Netley Castle, The Tower House, Abbey Hill, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5FA

Netley Castle is a detached house in Netley Abbey, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 5FA). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,270,000 is 15.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.