2 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF
About 2 Boakes Place
2 Boakes Place is a two-bedroom detached house in Ashurst, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7FF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 761 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 71 m² this is the 8th 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 bottom. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 71 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 14.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
2 Boakes Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 May 2021
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Planning history
2 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.
Sales history & valuation
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£226,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2016Most recent
£226,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7FF: £281,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SO40 7FF
26 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF
Sold Jun 2025
£370,00011 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF
Sold Mar 2025
£272,00012 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF
Sold Aug 2024
£265,00025 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF
Sold May 2024
£460,00017 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF
Sold Sept 2023
£281,000
Versus other Boakes Place homes
On epc rating, 2 Boakes Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,197
Street avg £3,097
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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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
229/mo
Falling 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







