What kind of home is 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF sell for?

17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF last sold for £281,000 in September 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO40 7FF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF use?

The latest EPC at 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF in?

17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF sits in Ashurst, Southampton, Southampton. It falls within the SO40 postcode district in Hampshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

Police records around 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

The closest primary school to 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is Foxhills Junior School (869m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hounsdown School (1.9km).

How well connected is 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

The closest bus stop to 17 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is The Forest Inn, 75m away. The nearest rail option is Ashurst New Forest Rail Station, 1.0km away.

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17 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Boakes Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Boakes Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashurst, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7FF). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. At 112 m² this is the 19th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 73).

At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 14.9% above the 2023 sale price. Sold September 2023 for £281,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
OutbuildingsYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Boakes Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Boakes Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£281,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 September 2023Most recent
£281,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7FF: £312,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SO40 7FF

On the street

Versus other Boakes Place homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Boakes Place lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,509

Street avg £3,159

Strongly below

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Fir Road, Ashurst

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1 Boakes Place, Ashurst

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.

Full Southampton report

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

The Forest Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Foxhills Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO40 7FF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO40 7FF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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