Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Frobisher Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Frobisher Court, where floor areas span 44–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 40). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 47 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £155,000 in January 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 14.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 70.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Frobisher Court ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 March 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Frobisher Court has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at Frobisher Court, Flat 7, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Installation of new boiler above existing hot water tank in storage cupboard; insert new flu to exit external wall face over No.7 parking space, condensate to be collected by pipework which will run out of external wall at low level then terminate into a proposed soakaway (Application for Listed Building Consent)
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 23 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 23 years.
24 January 2020Most recent
£155,000
+24.0%over 7 years3 May 2012
£125,000
-8.7%over 5 years31 October 2006
£136,950
+19.1%over 2 years15 December 2003
£115,000
+117.0%over 6 years28 February 1997
£53,000
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 4, Maritime Avenue, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4AD
Sold Apr 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
EPC Rating for Frobisher Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,298
Street avg £2,648
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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