Alverstone, Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PJ

Alverstone is a four-bedroom detached house in Copythorne, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £797,000 sits 82.4% above the 2010 sale of £437,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 46.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.