Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1a Victory Cottage, Swanwick Shore Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HP
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1a Victory Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a Victory Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Swanwick, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 7HP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 44 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 January 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2021from Dec 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1a Victory Cottage, Swanwick Shore Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1a Victory Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1a Victory Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 7HP: £222,150 (2026–2004).
Nearby sales in SO31 7HP
3 Victory Cottage, Swanwick Shore Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HP
Sold Jan 2026
£340,0006 Victory Cottage, Swanwick Shore Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HP
Sold Jun 2017
£250,0002 Victory Cottage, Swanwick Shore Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HP
Sold Oct 2007
£205,0005 Victory Cottage, Swanwick Shore Road, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HP
Sold Sept 2004
£170,000
Versus other Swanwick Shore Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1a Victory Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
233/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Swanwick Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Sarisbury Church of England Junior School. 10 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO31 7HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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