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About Willow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Willow Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Hythe, Southampton, Southampton (SO45 5GQ). It has a recorded floor area of 317 m² (around 3412 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 317 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Willow Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Willow Cottage, Southampton Road, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 5GQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Willow Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey pitched roofed timber framed, timber clad/rendered, extension to the rear (east side) of the property with a slate roof to create a steam room/sauna
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Willow Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Langdown Hill — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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