What kind of home is 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF last sold for £260,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

The current EPC rating for 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft). That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO40 7FF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF use?

The latest EPC at 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

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

Which area is 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF in?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

Police records around 8 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 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

The closest primary school to 8 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 8 Boakes Place, SO40 7FF?

The closest bus stop to 8 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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8 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Boakes Place

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

8 Boakes Place is a semi-detached house in Ashurst, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7FF). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. At 99 m² this is the 15th 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. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 99 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 19 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 15.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

8 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 05 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

C71

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 8 Boakes Place, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7FF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£301,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£260,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7FF: £281,000 (2025–2023).

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.

8 Boakes Place is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,626

Street avg £3,148

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 81 m²

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 Boakes Place, Ashurst

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1 Foxhills, Ashurst

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3 bed1 bath

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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