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36 BEDFORD AVENUE

SOUTHAMPTON, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON SO19 9GF

2 beds 1 baths 79 m² Listed 22 Jan 2025 (-519d)

£270,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

79 m²

Council tax band

B

Last sold

£260,000 Jun 2025

Local average

£304,781 (-11.4%)

Deprivation

Decile 7 (20,269 of 33,755)

Street crime

311 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Semi-Detached House
  • Two Bedrooms
  • Fitted Family Bathroom
  • Tenure - Freehold
  • Southampton City Council - Band B
  • EPC - Grade D

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Mains supply
Heating
Gas central
Garden
Front garden, Rear garden
Listed property
No
Restrictions
No
Required access
No
Rights of way
No
Flooded in last 5 years
No
Flood defences
No

Description

INTRODUCTION
This two bedroom semi detached house is situated in the popular location of Woolston. The accommodation has been finished to a good standard throughout and briefly comprises an entrance hall, a lounge, a dining room and a kitchen on the ground floor, with the first floor benefiting from two double bedrooms and a fitted family bathroom. Additional benefits include both low maintenance front and rear gardens, a 2 minute walk from Shoreburs Greenway and a short walk from Weston Shore.
LOCATION
Woolston is a small suburb on the south eastern side of Southampton, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen and close to Sholing & Bitterne with its thriving centre and railway station is also only minutes away, along with Southampton's city centre with its broad range of shops, restaurants, amenities and mainline railway station is within easy reach. Southampton Airport is also approx. twenty minutes away and all main motorway access routes are also close by, including M27, M3 and A3 to London.
INSIDE
Entering via the composite front door into the entrance hall, laid to wooden flooring, stairs to the first floor with understairs storage and access to both the lounge and dining room.
The lounge has a double glazed bay window to the front aspect, laid to carpeted flooring, a radiator to one wall and an open fireplace with wood surround and tiled hearth.
The dining room has a double glazed window to the rear aspect, laid to wooden flooring, a radiator to one wall, a built in storage cupboard with space for a tumble dryer and access opening to the kitchen.
The kitchen has a double glazed window to both the side and rear aspect, a UPVC double glazed door to the side aspect opens to access the garden, laid to vinyl flooring and a radiator to one wall. There is a range of wall and base units under with rolltop worktops over and a stainless steel sink, an integrated fridge freezer, along with space for a washing machine, a dishwasher and a cooker.
The first floor landing is laid to carpeted flooring, has a loft hatch and access to all principal rooms.
Bedroom one has a double glazed bay window to the front aspect, laid to carpeted flooring, a radiator to one wall, built in wardrobes and bed side tables and drawers.
Bedroom two has a double glazed window to the rear aspect, laid to carpeted flooring, a radiator to one wall and a built in wardrobe.
The bathroom has an obscure double glazed window to the rear aspect, laid to wooden flooring, a radiator to one wall, a built in storage cupboard housing the water tank, a panel enclosed bath with a shower over, a WC and a wash hand basin.
OUTSIDE
To the front of the property, a metal gate provides access to a hard standing pathway leading to the front door. A hedge enclosed the front garden, with a wooden gate to the side opens to access the rear garden.
The rear garden is landscaped with a hard standing patio and flowerbeds to the rear of the garden there is a wooden shed with power. The garden is enclosed via a wooden fence.
SERVICES
Gas, electricity, water and mains drainage are connected. Please note that none of the services or appliances have been tested by White & Guard.
BROADBAND
Virgin Media Broadband is available with download speeds of up to 140 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 20 Mbps. Information has been provided by the Openreach website.
EPC Rating: D

Listed by

Bitterne

White & Guard (Fair Oak) Limited

Reference: 157202534

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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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 #10908411

Property Details

Street: 36 Bedford Avenue

Town: SOUTHAMPTON

Postcode: SO19 9GF

Installation Details

Items: 1 window and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 30/03/2015

Work Completed: 22/01/2015

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

24% since 2017

Event Date Price % change
Sold 27/06/2025 (11 months ago) £260,000 +23.8%
Sold 18/10/2017 (8 years ago) £210,000

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
17 WEST ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AH £245,000 04/03/2025 Semi-detached
74 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DE £326,000 20/12/2024 Semi-detached
132 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DP £325,000 11/12/2023 Semi-detached
47 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD £275,000 05/12/2023 Semi-detached
29 WEST ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AH £350,000 16/11/2023 Semi-detached
36 WEST ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AJ £260,000 03/11/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 16 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF £285,000 31/10/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 32 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF £270,500 09/06/2023 Semi-detached
79 ST ANNES ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9FH £345,000 19/12/2022 Semi-detached
122 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DP £340,000 08/12/2022 Semi-detached
41 WEST ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AH £350,000 26/08/2022 Semi-detached
77 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD £320,000 18/07/2022 Semi-detached
17 HAZELEIGH AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DG £250,000 05/07/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 27 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF £262,000 24/03/2022 Terraced
18 WEST ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AJ £378,000 04/03/2022 Semi-detached
163 SWIFT ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9ES £335,000 27/01/2022 Semi-detached
59 COLLEGE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GD £270,000 22/10/2021 Semi-detached
135 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DN £252,500 30/09/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 16 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF £255,000 29/09/2021 Semi-detached
18 THORNLEIGH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DH £340,000 24/09/2021 Semi-detached
72 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DE £245,000 24/08/2021 Semi-detached
72 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DE £225,000 24/08/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 20 BEDFORD AVENUE, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GF £286,500 13/08/2021 Semi-detached
163 OBELISK ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9DN £250,000 09/08/2021 Semi-detached
7 CAROLYN CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9QF £250,000 14/07/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £271,800 (5 sales)

Area average: £296,575 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 7.4%
10y growth 38%

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 £1,125/mo
Realistic £1,250/mo
Optimistic £1,375/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Southampton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Southampton: £873/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Obelisk Food and Wine 0.1 miles
Shop Creation Hair Studio/Dave Wilson Barber 0.1 miles
Bus stop Swift Road 0.2 miles
Train station Woolston 0.4 miles
Train station Sholing 0.4 miles
University Waterfront Campus 1.0 miles
University Warsash Maritime Acadmeny 1.1 miles
Hospital Royal South Hants Urgent Treatment Centre 1.7 miles
Hospital Royal South Hants Hospital 1.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 123
Shoplifting 50
Criminal damage and arson 30
Anti-social behaviour 23
Other theft 20
Public order 18
Other crime 13
Burglary 10
Possession of weapons 8
Vehicle crime 7
Drugs 4
Bicycle theft 3
Robbery 1
Theft from the person 1
Total incidents 311

Within 1 mile during Apr 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

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, Hawke House, SO19 £1,295/mo 2 0.42 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, John Thornycroft Road, SO19 £1,415/mo 2 0.42 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,355/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.5%
Max investor price (0.8%) £169,375
Target investor price (1%) £135,500
Gross yield 6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 16.6×
Monthly cashflow £131/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 2%
  • 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).