9 Cowslip Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6XL
About 9 Cowslip Close
9 Cowslip Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Locks Heath, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 6XL). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1429 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 133 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 sits 53.4% above the 2014 sale of £283,000. 12 years since the last transfer (November 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
9 Cowslip Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 Cowslip Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 17 years.
£283,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2014Most recent
£283,000
+26.9%over 11 years31 July 2003
£223,000
+27.4%over 1 year27 September 2001
£175,000
+54.9%over 3 years4 December 1997
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 6XL: £405,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in SO31 6XL
5 Cowslip Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6XL
Sold Mar 2025
£405,0002 Cowslip Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6XL
Sold Dec 2021
£440,00015 Cowslip Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6XL
Sold Aug 2021
£520,00019 Cowslip Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6XL
Sold Dec 2015
£307,0001 Cowslip Close, Locks Heath, Southampton, SO31 6XL
Sold Mar 2013
£285,000
Versus other Cowslip Close homes
9 Cowslip Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,131
Street avg £2,722
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Saxon Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Locks Heath Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







