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Oak Apple Cottage, Beechwood Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LP

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
264 m²
2840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Oak Apple Cottage

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

Oak Apple Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Bartley, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2LP). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£739/sq ft) was about 191.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £2,100,000. 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

  • Bedrooms5
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • Summer houseYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Oak Apple Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, 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 Oak Apple Cottage, Beechwood Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Oak Apple Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

3 applications on record at Oak Apple Cottage, Beechwood Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LP

1decisions6documents2nearby
  1. Aug 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Prune 1 Hornbeam, 3 Willows, 1 Poplar and 1 Conifer Prune 1 Hornbeam, 3 Willows, 1 Poplar and 1 Conifer:

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    CONS/14/0821
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  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.

Latest sale on Oak Apple Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£2,106,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£2,100,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 January 2022Most recent

    £2,100,000

    +71.8%over 8 years
  2. 30 October 2013

    £1,222,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 2LP: £580,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Beechwood Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

Price per m²

£7,958

Street avg £4,834

Strongly above

Floor Area

264 m²

Street avg 155 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Oak Apple 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
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.

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

0.7 km

Abbotsford — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Bartley Church of England Junior School. 2 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO40 2LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

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 Oak Apple Cottage, Beechwood Road, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.