Driftwood Cottage, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
About Driftwood Cottage
Driftwood Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bursledon, Southampton, Southampton (SO31 8DH). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
8 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £1,130,000 is 31.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 190 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (261 m² median across 24 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Driftwood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
8 applications on record at Driftwood Cottage, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
- Sept 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Notification of intent to fell 2no. Leylandii trees to front
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- N/12/71276
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2019Decision
- ConditionsSept 2017Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Driftwood Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£860,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 April 2015Most recent
£860,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO31 8DH: £1,600,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in SO31 8DH
Saltacres, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
Sold Sept 2023
£2,650,000Brownhill, Coach House, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
Sold Nov 2022
£1,350,000Gulls Way, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
Sold Jul 2022
£1,600,000Salterns Boatyard, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
Sold May 2022
£798,998Cherry Court, Salterns Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DH
Sold Jan 2022
£1,600,000
Versus other Salterns Lane homes
Price per m²
£4,526
Street avg £7,802
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 262 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.9 km
Bursledon Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bursledon Church of England Infant School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







