45 Darwin Road, Eastleigh, SO50 4GZ

45 Darwin Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastleigh (SO50 4GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Eastleigh HPI: 18.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 93.9% above the 2004 sale of £196,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.