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Forest Reach, Chinham Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LF

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Forest Reach

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Forest Reach is a two-bedroom detached house in Bartley, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2LF). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 sits 241.2% above the 1998 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Forest Reach

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Forest Reach, Chinham Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Forest Reach has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Forest Reach's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£580,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£170,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 December 1998Most recent

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 2LF: £625,000 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Chinham Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Forest Reach runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,104

Street avg £4,565

Strongly below

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Forest Reach

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£403k

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SO40 2LH

2 bed
£388k

1 Bowater Way, Calmore

SO40 2UT

3 bed
£360k

1 Calmore Crescent, Calmore

SO40 2RJ

3 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Benbow Gardens, Calmore

SO40 2SX

3 bed1 bath
£292k

1 Beechdale Close, Calmore

SO40 2QH

3 bed
£267k

1 Bearslane Close, Totton

SO40 2FF

3 bed
£257k

1 Beechdale Walk, Calmore

SO40 2GJ

3 bed
£463k

1 Blenheim Close, Totton

SO40 2QR

4 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Southampton report

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Home Lea — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Bartley Church of England Junior School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO40 2LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO40 2LF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO40 2LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Forest Reach, Chinham Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.