26, RUFUS CLOSE, ROWNHAMS, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8LR - £440,000

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

26 RUFUS CLOSE is a midsized detached house of 117m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £515,382. It was last sold for £440,000 in April 2020, which was around 16% below the average April 2020 detached price in the Test Valley local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

26 RUFUS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 26 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 26 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
2020 24 APR	£440,000	£521,178	16% below HPI
2014 14 NOV	£379,950	£412,166	8% below HPI

26 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 26 RUFUS CLOSE sales from November 2014 and April 2020 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 November 2014 sale was for 8% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 8% below the HPI over time, until the April 2020 sale, where it falls to 16% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 16% below the HPI.

What might 26 RUFUS CLOSE be worth now?

26 RUFUS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £515,382.

This is based on house price inflation of 17.1%, between April 2020 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 17.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 26 RUFUS CLOSE of £440,000 on 24th April 2020. For the value to have increased from £440,000 to £515,382 over the three years and four months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 26 RUFUS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Test Valley local authority area.
• The April 2020 sale price of £440,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 26 RUFUS CLOSE has not materially changed since April 2020.

How Large is 26 RUFUS CLOSE?

26 RUFUS CLOSE is 117m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2012. This puts it in the smallest 50% 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 26 RUFUS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 45% of detached houses houses are smaller than 26 RUFUS CLOSE, and 54% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Rownhams.

26 RUFUS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

26 RUFUS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.112 of an acre, or 454m². The below map shows the location of 26 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 26 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 26 RUFUS CLOSE?

26 RUFUS CLOSE is located in ROWNHAMS, in the SO16 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 26 on RUFUS CLOSE.