2 Homefield Cottage, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH
About 2 Homefield Cottage
2 Homefield Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bartley, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 954 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 89 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £592,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 109.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £492,000 in August 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Homefield Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
5 applications on record at 2 Homefield Cottage, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH
- Aug 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Prune One Yew Tree Prune One Yew Tree: Previous unauthorized works to tree. Request to pollard remaining crown of yew tree to recover from damage previously done.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- CONS/12/0260
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2020Decision
- Tree WorksJun 2018Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£592,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 9 years.
£492,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2020Most recent
£492,000
+69.7%over 8 years18 November 2011
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 2LH: £595,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SO40 2LH
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£800,000Martins Farm, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH
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£1,150,000Charcoal Cottage, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH
Sold Sept 2021
£595,000White Oaks, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH
Sold Jun 2020
£440,000
Versus other Shepherds Road homes
2 Homefield Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,551
Street avg £4,759
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.3 km
Home Lea — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







