Terraced

31 BEDFORD AVENUE

WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF

£220,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Obelisk Food and Wine	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Swift Road	0.2 miles
Train station	Sholing	0.4 miles
University	Waterfront Campus	1.0 miles
Hospital	Royal South Hants Urgent Treatment Centre	1.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

93 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£220,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,366/m²

Local average

£248,195 (59 sales)

Street crime

306 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 27/12/2025

Expiry date: 26/12/2035

Current heating cost: £776/year

Potential heating cost: £448/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,250

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	11/03/2026	£220,000	Terraced	—	£221,359 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
115 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DN	£320,000	07/11/2025	Terraced
1 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD	£317,500	14/04/2023	Terraced
15 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD	£300,000	27/07/2022	Terraced
17 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD	£240,000	01/04/2022	Terraced
27 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF	£262,000	24/03/2022	Terraced
143 SWIFT ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9ES	£210,000	03/12/2021	Terraced

Area average: £274,917 (6 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 9.1%

10y growth 15.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Southampton. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.2%

5y (index) 14.5%

10y (index) 34.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Southampton. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,128/mo

Realistic £1,253/mo

Optimistic £1,378/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Southampton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Southampton: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
Studio Flat, Terminus Terrace, SO14	£1,226/mo	1	1.11 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Collier Court, SO14	£1,435/mo	2	1.15 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,331/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.61%

Max investor price (0.8%) £166,375

Target investor price (1%) £133,100

Gross yield 7.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 13.8×

Monthly cashflow £307/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 5.8%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	102
Anti-social behaviour	47
Public order	40
Shoplifting	33
Criminal damage and arson	22
Other theft	21
Burglary	11
Drugs	10
Vehicle crime	7
Robbery	5
Other crime	4
Possession of weapons	3
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	306

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Woolston Infant School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 18 Dec 2014
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 20 Jul 2015
Ludlow Infant Academy	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 7 Nov 2018
Ludlow Junior School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 1 Feb 2012
Weston Park Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 23 Jan 2022

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# 31 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF

## Property details

- Slug: `e6872f5` (address key hash: `e6872f585f5cf0be3ec981d6542b812b03571d4e`)
- Postcode: SO19 9GF
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 93 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £220,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,366/m²
- Local average: £248,195 (59 sales)
- Street crime: 306 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £220,000
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 26/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £776/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,250

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

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9223-1206-0705-8365-0800)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-11 | £220,000 | Terraced | — | £221,359 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0b8b-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF | £220,000 | 11/03/2026 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 115 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DN | £320,000 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 1 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD | £317,500 | 14/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 15 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD | £300,000 | 27/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD | £240,000 | 01/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 27 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF | £262,000 | 24/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 143 SWIFT ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9ES | £210,000 | 03/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £274,917 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.1%
- **10y growth:** 15.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,128/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,253/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,378/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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Terminus Terrace, SO14 | £1,226/mo | 1 | 1.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Collier Court, SO14 | £1,435/mo | 2 | 1.15 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,331/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.61% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £166,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £133,100

*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 £1,331/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £307/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.8%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 102 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Public order | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **306** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Woolston Infant School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 18 Dec 2014 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 20 Jul 2015 |
| Ludlow Infant Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2018 |
| Ludlow Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2012 |
| Weston Park Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 23 Jan 2022 |