1 Bye Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GX
About 1 Bye Road
1 Bye Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Swanwick, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 7GX). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 33.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Bye Road 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 7GX: £475,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in SO31 7GX
25 Bye Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GX
Sold Apr 2024
£740,00020 Bye Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GX
Sold Nov 2022
£475,00011 Bye Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GX
Sold Apr 2019
£430,0002 Bye Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GX
Sold Nov 2015
£300,00016 Bye Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GX
Sold Nov 2014
£459,950
Versus other Bye Road homes
1 Bye Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,565
Street avg £4,044
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Swanwick Shore Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Sarisbury Church of England 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
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB







