Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Chestnut Cottage, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Chestnut Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chestnut Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Woodlands, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7GX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 96 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 35.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chestnut 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2022
Current Certificate
Aug 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 August 2022
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chestnut Cottage, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Chestnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Chestnut Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2015)
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 2015Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7GX: £515,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SO40 7GX
Scatterbrook Stables, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX
Sold Aug 2024
£1,165,000September Cottage, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX
Sold Nov 2023
£1,100,000Standen, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX
Sold Jan 2023
£250,000Arnewood House, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX
Sold Jan 2023
£500,000Dunvegan, Ringwood Road, Woodlands, Southampton, SO40 7GX
Sold Dec 2022
£515,000
Versus other Ringwood Road homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Chestnut Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,698
Street avg £4,766
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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.
Crime
229/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO40 7GX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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