Walnut Cottage, Old Romsey Road, Cadnam, Southampton, SO40 2NP

Walnut Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Cadnam, Southampton, Southampton (SO40 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump.

At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 is 21.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £605,000 in November 2019.