42, Melville Close
42, Melville Close
Description & Estimates
42, Melville Close, Southampton is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 914 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 210 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 42, Melville Close, Southampton is £290,742 and its rental estimate is £1,515 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melville Close, Southampton, SO16 falls within the SO16 postal district.
Our Data Sources
42, Melville Close, Southampton has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in September 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2015.
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 42, Melville Close, Southampton, we estimate a market value of £305,279 and a rental value of £1,591 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £270,390 and £1,409 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 42, Melville Close, Southampton has seen its estimated sale value fall by £8,600 (3.0%) and its estimated rental value move up by £60 per month (4.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.3%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 42, Melville Close, Southampton as measuring 210 m2.
That makes it the 8th largest plot in the postcode, where all 43 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
42, Melville Close, Southampton has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 23 Jun 2015.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 42, Melville Close, Southampton completed on 18th September 2015 at £218,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 29.2% over the period since September 2015.
- Sold Sep 2015£218,000
- Sold May 2008£158,500
- Sold Jul 1998£57,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 42, Melville Close, Southampton have sold within a radius of 860 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 19th September 2025, was 251, Oakwood Drive, Southampton, SO16 8DG, a freehold house which sold for £300,000.
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 43 addresses on Melville Close, Southampton, SO16, 42, Melville Close, Southampton comes out as the 3rd largest and the 8th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £5k more expensive than the average property across the SO16 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mOakwood Primary School
- 1.2kmHollybrook Infant School
- 1.2kmHollybrook Junior School
- 1.8kmUpper Shirley High School
- 1.9kmCantell School
- 2.3kmOasis Academy Lord's Hill
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Public Transport Nearby
From 42, Melville Close, Southampton, the nearest station is Swaythling, 3.5 kilometres away.
- 3.5kmSwaythling
- 3.7kmSt Denys
- 3.8kmMillbrook (Hants)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
