15 Chestnut Drive, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7DW

15 Chestnut Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Ashurst, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7DW). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a balcony. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 sits 73.6% above the 2013 sale of £435,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.