Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Fern Hollow is a semi-detached house in Woodlands, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7GN). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 121.6% above the 2004 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 April 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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2 Fern Hollow has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
8 applications on record at 2 Fern Hollow, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
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Latest sale on 2 Fern Hollow was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
5 March 2004Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7GN: £920,500 (2025–2016).
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Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Jun 2024
Woodhayes, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Feb 2019
Golden Hayes, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Oct 2016
2 Fern Hollow is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,846
Street avg £5,174
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
Foyers — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School. 4 schools nearby.
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