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Charcoal Cottage, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Charcoal Cottage

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

Charcoal Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bartley, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £595,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Charcoal Cottage, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at Charcoal Cottage, Shepherds Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LH

3decisions22documents2nearby
  1. Dec 2013
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Fell 1 Beech and 1 Evergreen Magnolia Fell 1 Beech and 1 Evergreen Magnolia: The trees are too close to buildings

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    CONS/13/1073
    Full record in report
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  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Charcoal Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£586,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£595,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2021Most recent

    £595,000

    +22.7%over 4 years

  2. 19 December 2016

    £485,000

    +236.8%over 19 years

  3. 16 December 1997

    £144,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 2LH: £570,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Shepherds Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Charcoal Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,174

Street avg £4,788

Strongly above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 113 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Charcoal Cottage

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

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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
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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

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.

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 2LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO40 2LH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO40 2LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

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

Common questions

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