12, Forbes Close
12, Forbes Close
Description & Estimates
12, Forbes Close, Southampton is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 936 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 208 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 12, Forbes Close, Southampton is £227,502 and its rental estimate is £1,279 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Forbes Close, Southampton, SO16 falls within the SO16 postal district.
Our Data Sources
12, Forbes Close, Southampton has a single entry in the Land Registry from May 2020 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2020.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 12, Forbes Close, Southampton, we estimate a market value of £238,877 and a rental value of £1,343 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £211,577 and £1,189 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 12, Forbes Close, Southampton has seen its estimated sale value drop by £6,729 (3.0%) and its estimated rental value rise by £51 per month (4.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 12, Forbes Close, Southampton as measuring 208 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 15 of the 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
12, Forbes Close, Southampton has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 12 Feb 2020.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 12, Forbes Close, Southampton completed on 29th May 2020 at £195,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 34.3% over the period since May 2020.
- Sold May 2020£195,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 12, Forbes Close, Southampton have sold within a radius of 690 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 25th April 2025, was 11, Forbes Close, Southampton, SO16 8GQ, a freehold house which sold for £236,000.
Read more about house prices in SO16.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 20 addresses on Forbes Close, Southampton, SO16, 12, Forbes Close, Southampton comes out as the 10th largest and the 10th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £59k less expensive than the average property across the SO16 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mSinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
- 500mRownhams St John's Church of England Primary School
- 900mFairisle Infant and Nursery School
- 1.5kmOasis Academy Lord's Hill
- 2.6kmUpper Shirley High School
- 2.7kmRegents Park Community College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 12, Forbes Close, Southampton, the nearest station is Redbridge, 3.4 kilometres away.
- 3.4kmRedbridge
- 4.0kmTotton
- 4.1kmMillbrook (Hants)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
