Fairview, Copythorne Crescent, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PE

Fairview is a four-bedroom detached house in Copythorne, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 is 43.4% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode.