Sydney Cottage, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
About Sydney Cottage
Sydney Cottage is a detached house in Winsor, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2HP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 10.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£607/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £405,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Sydney Cottage, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
- Jul 2021PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey extension; front porch
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00452
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Sales history & valuation
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 5 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2023Most recent
£405,000
+66.0%over 5 years23 April 2018
£244,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 2HP: £525,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SO40 2HP
Moorview Cottage, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
Sold Aug 2025
£380,000Thimble Thatch, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
Sold May 2025
£650,000Stanley Cottage, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
Sold Jun 2022
£650,000Oak Cottage, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
Sold Dec 2021
£525,000Winsor Cottage, Winsor Road, Winsor, Southampton, SO40 2HP
Sold Mar 2021
£520,000
Versus other Winsor Road homes
Floor Area for Sydney Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,532
Street avg £4,802
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
Parish Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







