2 Fern Hollow, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
About 2 Fern Hollow
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 £417,000 sits 125.4% 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 (138 m² across 14 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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
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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Planning history
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
- Apr 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
One & two storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/92612
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingNov 2024Decision
- OutbuildingJan 2021Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Fern Hollow was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 March 2004Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7GN: £920,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SO40 7GN
2 Rose Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Feb 2025
£475,500Angus Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Jun 2024
£650,000Summerhayes, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Jun 2024
£920,500Woodhayes, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Feb 2019
£1,220,000Golden Hayes, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GN
Sold Oct 2016
£4,800,000
Versus other Bartley Road homes
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 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
4/mo
Steady 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







