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About 5 Forest Gate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Forest Gate is a five-bedroom detached house in Langley, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 1GW). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £572,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Forest Gate ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Forest Gate, Langley, Southampton, SO45 1GW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullGranted
Carport to front of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Forest Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£572,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forest Gate homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 5 Forest Gate runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £3,251
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO45 1GW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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