5, SOWDEN CLOSE, HEDGE END, SOUTHAMPTON, SO30 4EN - £240,000

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

5 SOWDEN CLOSE is a very small detached house of 68m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982. It was last sold for £240,000 in October 2007, which was around 29% below the average October 2007 detached price in the Eastleigh local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2019, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

5 SOWDEN CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 5 SOWDEN 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 Eastleigh local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 5 SOWDEN 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
2007 24 OCT	£240,000	£336,877	29% below HPI
2006 27 OCT	£190,000	£307,602	38% below HPI

5 SOWDEN CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Eastleigh local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 5 SOWDEN CLOSE sales from October 2006 and October 2007 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 October 2006 sale was for 38% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 38% below the HPI over time, until the October 2007 sale, where it rises to 29% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 29% below the HPI.

What might 5 SOWDEN CLOSE be worth now?

5 SOWDEN CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £391,785.

This is based on house price inflation of 63.2%, between October 2007 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Eastleigh local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 63.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 5 SOWDEN CLOSE of £240,000 on 24th October 2007. For the value to have increased from £240,000 to £391,785 over the sixteen years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 5 SOWDEN CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Eastleigh local authority area.
• The October 2007 sale price of £240,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 5 SOWDEN CLOSE has not materially changed since October 2007.

How Large is 5 SOWDEN CLOSE?

5 SOWDEN CLOSE is 68m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2019. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Hedge End, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hedge End, and where 5 SOWDEN CLOSE lies on this distribution: 5% of detached houses houses are smaller than 5 SOWDEN CLOSE, and 94% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hedge End.

5 SOWDEN CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

5 SOWDEN CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.098 of an acre, or 396m². The below map shows the location of 5 SOWDEN 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 5 SOWDEN 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 5 SOWDEN CLOSE?

5 SOWDEN CLOSE is located in HEDGE END, in the SO30 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 5 on SOWDEN CLOSE.