The Bothy, Longdown, Marchwood, Southampton, SO40 4UH
About The Bothy
The Bothy is a detached house in Marchwood, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 4UH). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 125), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Bothy 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.
Sales history & valuation
The Bothy has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in SO40 4UH: £875,000 (2023–1995).
Versus other Longdown homes
Floor Area for The Bothy lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.6 km
New Forest Wildlife Park — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Hounsdown School. 4 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB