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About 1 Hill View Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Hill View Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackfield, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 1XB). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1479 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Southampton HPI: 14.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 sits 77.5% above the 2009 sale of £248,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 22 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Hill View Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Hill View Cottage, The Drove, Blackfield, Southampton, SO45 1XB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2023PorchFullGranted
Extension: Two storey
Two-storey front & side extension, fenestration alterations, porch and fence (description amended)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.2% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2009)
£248,500
Growth on file: 14.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Drove homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 1 Hill View Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,808
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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