The Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodlands, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7GP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£707/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £670,000 in June 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at The Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
- Jan 2002OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erect detached store/outbuilding (demolish existing garage)
- Reference
- 01/73669
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2019Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2019Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 28 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2024Most recent
£670,000
+155.2%over 23 years30 July 2000
£262,500
+144.2%over 4 years13 June 1996
£107,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7GP: £800,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in SO40 7GP
Rufus Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
Sold Apr 2025
£1,035,000Green Acres, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
Sold Jan 2018
£795,000The Gables, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
Sold Dec 2016
£800,000Bedford Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
Sold Oct 2012
£400,000Thatched Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GP
Sold Aug 2011
£750,000
Versus other Bartley Road homes
Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,614
Street avg £4,806
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.0 km
Purkiss Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







