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Get started3 Forest Meadows is a four-bedroom detached house in Hythe, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 3RH). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced Southampton HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 is 35.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 191 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
3 Forest Meadows has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two-storey front extension
3 Forest Meadows changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 9 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 9 years.
3 Forest Meadows outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,937
Street avg £1,754
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gleneagles — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension
4 September 2014Most recent
£370,000
+8.8%over 1 year22 March 2013
£340,000
+7.9%over 7 years27 July 2005
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO45 3RH: £130,000 (2021–1996).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
SO45 3QJ
Closest school
0.5 km
Wildground Junior School. 11 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
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