Horseshoe Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
About Horseshoe Cottage
Horseshoe Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodlands, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7GQ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 is 17.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Horseshoe Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Horseshoe Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
7 applications on record at Horseshoe Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
- Jun 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side addition
- Reference
- 02/74979
- More recent applications — locked
- FullApr 2018Decision
- AmendmentFeb 2018Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Horseshoe Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 September 2014Most recent
£560,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7GQ: £385,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in SO40 7GQ
Appletree Cottage, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
Sold Nov 2025
£385,000Holmlea, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
Sold Dec 2021
£830,501Hurley, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
Sold Feb 2019
£510,000Roystan, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
Sold Oct 2012
£350,000Rossiters Copse, Bartley Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GQ
Sold Mar 2000
£360,000
Versus other Bartley Road homes
On epc rating, Horseshoe Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,190
Street avg £4,177
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Bartley Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







