5 Baytree Gardens, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SB

5 Baytree Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4SB). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since June 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 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 sits 89.7% above the 2009 sale of £291,000.