What kind of home is 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP sell for?

1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP last sold for £401,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £269,950 in November 2014, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

Across 2 sales between November 2014 and March 2022, 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP rose from £269,950 to £401,000, a change of £131,050. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

The current EPC rating for 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in November 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO31 5GP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP use?

The latest EPC at 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP in?

1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP sits in Netley Abbey, Southampton, Southampton. It falls within the SO31 postcode district in Hampshire.

Is 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP show an average of 233 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

The closest primary school to 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP is Netley Abbey Junior School (255m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oasis Academy Mayfield (1.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP?

The closest bus stop to 1 Bowcombe, SO31 5GP is Bowcombe, 184m away. The nearest rail option is Netley Rail Station, 598m away.

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1 Bowcombe, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5GP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Bowcombe

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

1 Bowcombe is a three-bedroom detached house in Netley Abbey, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 5GP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 98 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 40 EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 83.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £401,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

1 Bowcombe's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2023

Current Certificate

Nov 2013

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 November 2023

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bowcombe, Netley Abbey, Southampton, SO31 5GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bowcombe has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 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.

Latest sale on 1 Bowcombe was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£430,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£401,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

17 March 2022Most recent
£401,000
+48.5%over 7 years
28 November 2014
£269,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 5GP: £325,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in SO31 5GP

On the street

Versus other Bowcombe homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Bowcombe stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,092

Street avg £3,101

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Full Southampton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

233/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bowcombe — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Netley Abbey Junior School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO31 5GP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO31 5GP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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