Oaklea, Tatchbury Lane, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2GZ

Oaklea is a detached house in Winsor, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (240 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 14.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £536,500.