Sold STC Semi-detached

21 HALSTEAD ROAD

SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON SO18 2PQ

3 beds 1 baths 1,055 sq ft Listed 31 Oct 2024 (-583d)

£365,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

98 m²

Council tax band

C

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£355,000 Nov 2024

Price per m²

£3,724/m²

Local average

£298,982 (+22.1%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (19,053 of 33,755)

Street crime

355 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • Off Road Parkng For One Vehicle
  • Within Short Walking Distance To Riverside Park And Bitterne Triangle
  • Positioned Within Central Bitterne Park
  • Offered With No Forward Chain
  • Perfect Family Home Set In Local School Catchments For All Ages
  • Southerly Aspect Facing Garden

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

This modern semi-detached house, a true gem nestled in a sought-after location within central Bitterne Park. This property is offered with no forward chain and provides a contemporary design and tasteful decor create a welcoming atmosphere throughout. An entrance hall welcomes you into the home with beautiful parquet flooring, understairs storage and guides you to all of the accommodation on offer. Positioned to front is the large sitting room with a bay window allowing an abundance of natural light to stream throughout the home, connecting on is the dining area via an archway, providing a spacious versatile entertaining and formal dining experience. The kitchen breakfast room offers an array of ample storage solutions and worktop surface area space. A lean to/additional reception room which can be utilised as a large office, play room, additional dining area with french door access to the southerly facing garden. Completing the downstairs accommodation is a useful cloakroom.

On the first floor are three well-proportioned bedrooms, two of which benefitted by built in storage and all serviced the three-piece family bathroom. A unique loft space with access via a pull-down ladder provides a great space for storage, office space with sky light windows.

Externally positioned to the front is off road parking for one vehicle. The rear garden makes the perfect sunny retreat to enjoy in summer months with a southerly aspect generously sized patio area, side access and a large laid lawn with mature shrubs and a storage shed.



This modern semi-detached house, a true gem nestled in a sought-after location within central Bitterne Park. This property is offered with no forward chain and provides a contemporary design and tasteful decor create a welcoming atmosphere throughout. An entrance hall welcomes you into the home with beautiful parquet flooring, understairs storage and guides you to all of the accommodation on offer. Positioned to front is the large sitting room with a bay window allowing an abundance of natural light to stream throughout the home, connecting on is the dining area via an archway, providing a spacious versatile entertaining and formal dining experience. The kitchen breakfast room offers an array of ample storage solutions and worktop surface area space. A lean to/additional reception room which can be utilised as a large office, play room, additional dining area with french door access to the southerly facing garden. Completing the downstairs accommodation is a useful cloakroom.

On the first floor are three well-proportioned bedrooms, two of which benefitted by built in storage and all serviced the three-piece family bathroom. A unique loft space with access via a pull-down ladder provides a great space for storage, office space with sky light windows.

Externally positioned to the front is off road parking for one vehicle. The rear garden makes the perfect sunny retreat to enjoy in summer months with a southerly aspect generously sized patio area, side access and a large laid lawn with mature shrubs and a storage shed.

Bitterne Park has proved to be a popular residential area on the east side of the city with local shops found nearby in the precinct, Riverside Park is also located nearby. More extensive facilities including the West Quay shopping mall are found in the city centre together with popular bars, restaurants and cinemas. The Royal Victoria country park at Netley Abbey offers panoramic views of Southampton Water and the yachting havens of Bursledon, Warsash and Hamble are a short drive away. Access points to the M27 and M3 motorway networks are nearby allowing access to regional towns and cities with a variety of schools for all ages found within the vicinity.

Listed by

Southampton

The Lomond Group

Reference: 154433921

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 02/10/2020

Current heating cost: £736/year

Potential heating cost: £704/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,550

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£50)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #6756062

Property Details

Street: 21 Halstead Road

Town: SOUTHAMPTON

Postcode: SO18 2PQ

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 17/08/2009

Work Completed: 27/07/2009

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

28% since 2021

Event Date Price % change
Sold 01/11/2024 (1 year ago) £355,000 +27.9%
Sold 25/06/2021 (4 years ago) £277,500

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
21 NORTHFIELD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PS £275,000 16/12/2025 Semi-detached
19 NORTHFIELD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PS £235,000 11/12/2025 Semi-detached
30 HALSTEAD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PR £270,000 17/04/2025 Semi-detached
191 WOODMILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PG £280,000 21/02/2025 Semi-detached
8 SPINNEY WALK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2QB £260,000 03/11/2023 Semi-detached
24 NORWICH ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PP £290,000 20/10/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 9 HALSTEAD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PQ £235,000 29/08/2023 Detached
6 SPINNEY WALK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2QB £350,000 22/12/2022 Semi-detached
17 OLD FARM DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PX £323,000 16/12/2022 Semi-detached
64 WOODMILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PD £420,000 18/11/2022 Semi-detached
23 NORTHFIELD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PS £327,000 18/10/2022 Semi-detached
179 WOODMILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PG £415,000 22/08/2022 Semi-detached
18 NORWICH ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2PP £352,000 14/04/2022 Semi-detached
46 NORTHFIELD ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 2QF £310,000 25/02/2022 Semi-detached
66 COPSEWOOD ROAD, BITTERNE PARK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 1QU £290,000 18/02/2022 Semi-detached

Street average: £235,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £314,071 (14 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 10.4%
10y growth 30.1%

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

1y (index) 1.5%
5y (index) 16.4%
10y (index) 37.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,123/mo
Realistic £1,248/mo
Optimistic £1,373/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Southampton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Southampton: £1,072/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Northfield Road 0.1 miles
Bus stop Cornwall Road 0.2 miles
Shop Crystal Nails Salon & Training Center 0.2 miles
Shop iRenovate 0.2 miles
Train station Swaythling 0.8 miles
Train station Bitterne 1.0 miles
Hospital Royal South Hants Urgent Treatment Centre 1.8 miles
University Warsash Maritime Acadmeny 2.3 miles
University Waterfront Campus 3.0 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 116
Shoplifting 85
Criminal damage and arson 32
Burglary 27
Public order 26
Anti-social behaviour 22
Drugs 13
Vehicle crime 12
Other theft 9
Other crime 4
Robbery 4
Possession of weapons 3
Bicycle theft 1
Theft from the person 1
Total incidents 355

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Bitterne Park School Secondary 0.2 miles Good — 18 Jun 2024
The Gregg School Other 0.4 miles (No rating)
Townhill Junior School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 27 Nov 2022
Townhill Infant School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 19 Jun 2022
Bitterne Park Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary 0.5 miles Outstanding — 5 Nov 2014

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 3-bedroom estimate from EPC for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.34%
Max investor price (0.8%) £156,000
Target investor price (1%) £124,800
  • 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).