5 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
About 5 Fir Road
5 Fir Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Ashurst, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 is 19.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Fir Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 5 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Two-storey & single-storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/84988
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2006Decision
- ExtensionJul 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Fir Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 14 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2016Most recent
£550,000
+94.3%over 13 years14 March 2003
£283,000
+16.5%over 11 months7 April 2002
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7AZ: £487,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in SO40 7AZ
3 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
Sold Mar 2025
£487,00016 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
Sold Nov 2023
£520,0004 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
Sold Feb 2018
£300,00023 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
Sold Sept 2017
£550,0006 Fir Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AZ
Sold Jul 2012
£240,000
Versus other Fir Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Fir Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,044
Street avg £3,224
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Co-Op — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Foxhills Infant School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







