Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Frobisher Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 55.6% above the 2025 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £180,000.
Frobisher Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 October 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Frobisher Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Frobisher Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 28 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 28 years.
24 April 2025Most recent
£180,000
22 August 2004
£179,950
+116.8%over 7 years6 April 1997
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 4AD: £214,000 (2025–2020).
Frobisher Court, Flat 5, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Sold May 2025
Frobisher Court, Flat 3, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Sold Sept 2024
Frobisher Court, Flat 9, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Sold Mar 2021
Frobisher Court, Flat 11, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Sold Dec 2020
Frobisher Court, Flat 7, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Sold Jan 2020
EPC Rating for Frobisher Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,552
Street avg £2,823
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
229/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Ordnance Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Marchwood Junior School. 14 schools nearby.
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