Rose Cottage, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Copythorne, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 sits 251.4% above the 1997 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Rose Cottage, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
- Sept 2001RenovationFullOutcome in report
Roof alterations
- Reference
- 01/72677
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 1997Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 2PH: £557,500 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in SO40 2PH
Ivy Cottage, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
Sold Jun 2024
£557,500Hilltop, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
Sold Jun 2021
£525,000Homeleigh, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
Sold Sept 2014
£650,000The Hollies, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
Sold Aug 2014
£785,000The Oaks, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
Sold Dec 2013
£475,000
Versus other Barrow Hill Road homes
On price per m², Rose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,728
Street avg £4,640
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Mission Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







