Tidewaters, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
About Tidewaters
Tidewaters is a detached house in Totton, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 9HF). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £630,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 143.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Tidewaters 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Tidewaters, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Side extension; room in roof with balcony
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/84125
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Tidewaters was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 14 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£630,000
+14.5%over 7 years1 November 2017
£550,000
+30.3%over 6 years27 April 2011
£422,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO40 9HF: £375,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in SO40 9HF
1 Grove Mews, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
Sold Oct 2019
£383,500Old Rectory Court, Flat 3, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
Sold Mar 2018
£360,000Old Rectory Court, Flat 2, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
Sold Feb 2017
£400,000Old Rectory Court, Flat 4, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
Sold Aug 2012
£375,000Old Eling House, Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9HF
Sold Jul 2011
£425,000
Versus other Eling Hill homes
Tidewaters is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Jacobs Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB







