Holly Cottage, Trotts Lane, Eling, Southampton, SO40 4UE
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a detached house in Eling, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4UE). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 sits 56% above the 2012 sale of £350,000. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 14 years since the last transfer (March 2012).
Energy performance
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Holly Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
7 applications on record at Holly Cottage, Trotts Lane, Eling, Southampton, SO40 4UE
- Dec 2011Change Of UseHeritageOutcome in report
Use of barn as residential dwelling (Application for Listed Building Consent)
Listed- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/97768
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2019Decision
- ExtensionMay 2019Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2012Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in SO40 4UE: £381,250 (2013–2006).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Jacobs Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Hounsdown School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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