# 49 MERRIDALE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AB

## Property details

- Slug: `14f368b` (address key hash: `14f368b036d277a14e617ac41059f388ffc17ace`)
- Postcode: SO19 7AB
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £267,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,658/m²
- Local average: £390,920 (25 sales)
- Street crime: 333 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £267,000
- Date: 2026-03-25
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 26/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £936/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,750

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0340-2473-5510-2025-3561)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-25 | £267,000 | Detached | — | £269,230 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-3761-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 49 MERRIDALE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AB | £267,000 | 25/03/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168014222](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1a5606f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £267,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-09 | £280,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £166,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 46 MERRIDALE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AD | £255,000 | 21/12/2023 | Detached |
| 59 PEARTREE AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7JN | £390,000 | 24/11/2023 | Detached |
| 40 MERRIDALE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AD | £260,000 | 22/12/2022 | Detached |
| 8 MALDON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AE | £315,000 | 20/06/2022 | Detached |
| 81 PEARTREE AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7JN | £522,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |
| 20 MALDON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AE | £310,000 | 10/12/2021 | Detached |
| 35 PEARTREE AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7JN | £365,700 | 06/10/2021 | Detached |
| 37 MERRIDALE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AB | £350,000 | 24/09/2021 | Detached |
| 17 MERRIDALE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 7AB | £254,000 | 11/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £335,744 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 25.9%
- **10y growth:** 58%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Southampton; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Southampton). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,125/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,250/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,375/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Southampton (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Television House, SO14 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 0.91 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Derby Road, SO14 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 1.1 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £94/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 150 |
| Public order | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Other theft | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **333** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ludlow Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2012 |
| Oasis Academy Sholing | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 1 Dec 2022 |
| Ludlow Infant Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2018 |
| Sholing Junior School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Sholing Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 27 Feb 2014 |