The Hermitage, Grange Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5FF

The Hermitage is a seven-bedroom detached house in Netley Abbey, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 5FF). It has a recorded floor area of 424 m² (around 4564 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor.

It hasn't traded since March 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 424 m² the property is well over the postcode median (203 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,181,000 sits 392.1% above the 1999 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 78.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.