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About Rutherford House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rutherford House is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackfield, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 1XB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility 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.
Rutherford House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rutherford House, The Drove, Blackfield, Southampton, SO45 1XB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2023Garage ConversionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey
Conversion of existing garage with first floor extension over
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Rutherford House is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,956
Street avg £3,115
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southampton district page.
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 1XB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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