48, Forest Hills Drive
48, Forest Hills Drive
Description & Estimates
48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,001 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 263 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton is £287,086 and its rental estimate is £1,665 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Forest Hills Drive, Southampton, SO18 falls within the SO18 postal district.
Our Data Sources
48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2022.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton, we estimate a market value of £301,441 and a rental value of £1,748 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £266,990 and £1,548 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton has seen its estimated sale value move down by £9,949 (3.5%) and its estimated rental value increase by £69 per month (4.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton as measuring 263 m2.
That makes it the 12th largest plot in the postcode, where all 32 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 Jun 2022.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton completed on 7th December 2022 at £289,000 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 dropped by 0.9% over the period since December 2022.
- Sold Dec 2022£289,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton have sold within a radius of 670 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 20th August 2025, was 15, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton, SO18 2FX, a freehold house which sold for £315,000.
Read more about house prices in SO18.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 115 addresses on Forest Hills Drive, Southampton, SO18, 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton comes out as the 21st largest and the 46th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £25k more expensive than the average property across the SO18 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mBitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
- 700mMansbridge Primary School
- 900mTownhill Junior School
- 400mBitterne Park School
- 1.7kmSaint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
- 2.3kmCantell School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 48, Forest Hills Drive, Southampton, the nearest station is Swaythling, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmSwaythling
- 1.8kmBitterne
- 1.9kmSt Denys
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.
