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About The Old Manse
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Manse is a four-bedroom detached house in Blackfield, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 1XB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 138 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £600,000 in February 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Manse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on The Old Manse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£600,000
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.
Years Held for The Old Manse lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,348
Street avg £3,093
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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