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Get started5 Forgeside Court, Lepe Road, Blackfield, Southampton, SO45 1SS
6 sales on record
About 5 Forgeside Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Forgeside Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackfield, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 1SS). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 694 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (41–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2017, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with Southampton's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 16.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm.
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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Forgeside Court'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Forgeside Court has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2017)
£150,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lepe Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Forgeside Court outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,326
Street avg £2,258
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO45 1SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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