8 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
About 8 Elder Close
8 Elder Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 28.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 116.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016). At 98 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
- Mar 2020ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single-storey extension to replace existing conservatory; first floor side extension
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/10098
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Sales history & valuation
8 Elder Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2016Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 4SN: £287,500 (2025–2003).
Nearby sales in SO40 4SN
1 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
Sold Aug 2025
£485,0006 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
Sold May 2012
£284,0003 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
Sold Dec 2003
£289,0007 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
Sold Aug 2001
£135,5005 Elder Close, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4SN
Sold Dec 1996
£98,000
Versus other Elder Close homes
EPC Rating for 8 Elder Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,050
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Cracknore Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Marchwood Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







