What type of property is 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB sell for?

48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB last sold for £340,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £315,000 in December 2021, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2021 and November 2024, 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB rose from £315,000 to £340,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

The current EPC rating for 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SO40 8JB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB heated?

The latest EPC at 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB is in council tax band C.

Where is 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB located?

48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB sits in Totton, Southampton, Southampton. It falls within the SO40 postcode district in Hampshire.

What is crime like near 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

Police records around 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

The closest primary school to 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB is Hazel Wood Infant School (617m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Testwood School (1.9km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB?

The closest bus stop to 48 Alder Hill Drive, SO40 8JB is Stonechat Drive, 209m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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48 Alder Hill Drive, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8JB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 48 Alder Hill Drive

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

48 Alder Hill Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 66 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2021–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 122% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in November 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Alder Hill Drive, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

48 Alder Hill Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

48 Alder Hill Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£338,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£340,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

1 November 2024Most recent
£340,000
+7.9%over 2 years
13 December 2021
£315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 8JB: £292,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in SO40 8JB

On the street

Versus other Alder Hill Drive homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 48 Alder Hill Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,152

Street avg £3,447

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 66 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Stonechat Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Hazel Wood Infant School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO40 8JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO40 8JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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