22, RUFUS CLOSE, ROWNHAMS, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8LR - £247,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

22 RUFUS CLOSE is a small extended detached house of 107m², built sometime between 2003 and 2006, which could now be worth an estimated £523,792. It was last sold for £247,000 in November 2002, which was around 14% below the average November 2002 detached price in the Test Valley local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2024, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

22 RUFUS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 22 RUFUS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Test Valley local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 22 RUFUS CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2002 22 NOV	£247,000	£287,873	14% below HPI
1998 31 JUL	£132,000	£148,783	11% below HPI

22 RUFUS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Test Valley local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 22 RUFUS CLOSE sales from July 1998 and November 2002 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the July 1998 sale was for 11% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 11% below the HPI over time, until the November 2002 sale, where it falls to 14% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 14% below the HPI.

What might 22 RUFUS CLOSE be worth now?

22 RUFUS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £523,792.

This is based on house price inflation of 112.1%, between November 2002 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Test Valley local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 112.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 22 RUFUS CLOSE of £247,000 on 22nd November 2002. For the value to have increased from £247,000 to £523,792 over the 21 years and eleven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 22 RUFUS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Test Valley local authority area.
• The November 2002 sale price of £247,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 22 RUFUS CLOSE has not materially changed since November 2002.

How Large is 22 RUFUS CLOSE?

22 RUFUS CLOSE is 107m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2024. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Rownhams, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Rownhams, and where 22 RUFUS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 31% of detached houses houses are smaller than 22 RUFUS CLOSE, and 68% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Rownhams.

22 RUFUS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

22 RUFUS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.069 of an acre, or 279m². The below map shows the location of 22 RUFUS CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 22 RUFUS CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 22 RUFUS CLOSE?

22 RUFUS CLOSE is located in ROWNHAMS, in the SO16 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 22 on RUFUS CLOSE.