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5 Birchlands, Totton, Southampton, SO40 7QB

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
104 m²
1117 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 5 Birchlands

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Birchlands is a four-bedroom detached house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 7QB). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1117 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £400,000 in November 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 26% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Birchlands's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2019

Current Certificate
Jul 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 July 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Birchlands, Totton, Southampton, SO40 7QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Birchlands 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Birchlands has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£504,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£400,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 November 2018Most recent

    £400,000

    +42.9%over 8 years

  2. 8 July 2010

    £280,000

    +13.1%over 6 years

  3. 27 May 2004

    £247,500

    +102.0%over 6 years

  4. 2 April 1998

    £122,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 7QB: £285,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Birchlands homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 5 Birchlands lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,855

Street avg £3,412

On par

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Birchlands

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£502k

1 Durley Crescent, Totton

SO40 7QA

4 bed2 bath
£500k

1 Chestnut Drive, Ashurst

SO40 7DW

3 bed2 bath
£521k

1 Ash Road, Ashurst

SO40 7AT

3 bed3 bath
£471k

1 Dene Way, Ashurst

SO40 7BZ

3 bed1 bath
£446k

1 Foxhills, Ashurst

SO40 7ED

3 bed1 bath
£594k

1 Fairmead Way, Totton

SO40 7JH

5 bed3 bath
£627k

1 Busketts Way, Ashurst

SO40 7AE

3 bed1 bath
£680k

1 Fir Road, Ashurst

SO40 7AZ

3 bed
Area

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.
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Crime

229/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Rockleigh Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Foxhills Junior School. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO40 7QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO40 7QB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO40 7QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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