# 63 DOWNSCROFT GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4RS

## Property details

- Slug: `877dd11` (address key hash: `877dd1192d64261f40ec8415fac23d6d7e0545a8`)
- Postcode: SO30 4RS
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Floor area: 114 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £495,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,342/m²
- Local average: £474,100 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 100 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £495,000
- Date: 2026-04-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 21/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,004/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,910

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£300 - £350)
- G (£220 - £250)
- I (£2,200 - £3,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4214-8065-1002-0320-6592)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-23 | £495,000 | Detached | +35.6% | £494,482 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0b11-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2014-06-12 | £365,000 | Detached | +4.3% | £533,247 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/088fd04a-be31-4048-9959-88203bf17278) |
| Sold | 2008-03-13 | £350,000 | Detached | +45.8% | £550,990 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3b3077c2-d9e3-4edb-bb4b-3d64f19096e4) |
| Sold | 2002-08-30 | £240,000 | Detached | — | £520,364 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/60940435-ba5b-4378-9f75-d90f5e1775cd) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 63 DOWNSCROFT GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4RS | £495,000 | 23/04/2026 | Detached |
| 63 DOWNSCROFT GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4RS | £365,000 | 12/06/2014 | Detached |
| 63 DOWNSCROFT GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4RS | £350,000 | 13/03/2008 | Detached |
| 63 DOWNSCROFT GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4RS | £240,000 | 30/08/2002 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [42644929](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/595e7aa)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £495,000 |
| listed | 2014-01-27 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £365,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £240,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 GULLYCROFT MEAD, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4SR | £470,000 | 11/12/2025 | Detached |
| 11 GULLYCROFT MEAD, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4SR | £510,000 | 23/10/2025 | Detached |
| 23 DEAN COURT, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4EG | £382,000 | 23/05/2025 | Detached |
| 23 BERRYWOOD GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4QZ | £390,000 | 03/07/2023 | Detached |
| 12 DEAN COURT, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4EG | £412,000 | 09/01/2023 | Detached |
| 69 DOWNSCROFT GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4RS | £560,000 | 11/11/2022 | Detached |
| 11 TAMARISK ROAD, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4TN | £470,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 1 DEAN COURT, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4EG | £429,500 | 27/07/2022 | Detached |
| 9 JASMINE ROAD, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4SX | £395,000 | 17/02/2022 | Detached |
| 12 MERLIN GARDENS, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO30 4UA | £410,000 | 11/02/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £442,850 (10 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 4.8%
- **10y growth:** 17.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Eastleigh; Detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 7.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,092/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,213/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,334/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Holcroft Road, SO19 | £1,550/mo | 4 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,550/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £193,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £155,000

*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 £1,550/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 26.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-579/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.8%

*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 | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **100** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Shamblehurst Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 10 Jul 2013 |
| Wildern School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 23 May 2024 |
| Freegrounds Infant School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 10 Jun 2013 |
| Freegrounds Junior School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2012 |
| Berrywood Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 17 Jun 2016 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #4031646
- **Address:** 63 Downscroft Gardens, Hedge End, SO30 4RS
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/09/2006
- **Work Completed:** 26/08/2006
- **Items:** 15 window(s), 3 door(s)