What type of property is 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU sell for?

12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU last sold for £425,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £285,034 in September 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

Across 3 sales between September 2012 and March 2021, 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU rose from £285,034 to £425,000, a change of £139,966. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

The current EPC rating for 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. It has dropped from a B recorded in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SO51 0AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU is in council tax band E.

Where is 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU located?

12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU sits in Romsey. It falls within the SO51 postcode district in Hampshire.

Is 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 78% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

The closest primary school to 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU is Cupernham Junior School (993m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Romsey School (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU?

The closest bus stop to 12 Hooper Drive, SO51 0AU is Hooper Drive, 118m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Hooper Drive, Romsey, SO51 0AU

3 sales on record3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Hooper Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Hooper Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Romsey (SO51 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (190 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 17.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 66.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageSingle

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Hooper Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2025

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2025from Jul 2012

EPC improved fromB84toC77

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Hooper Drive, Romsey, SO51 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 12 Hooper Drive.

Nov 2022
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
22/02312/FULLS
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Jun 2022
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Conversion of garage to living accommodation and erection of two storey side extension
Extension
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
22/00805/FULLS
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Hooper Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£498,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£425,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

31 March 2021Most recent
£425,000
+3.9%over 1 year
9 October 2019
£409,000
+43.5%over 7 years
25 September 2012
£285,034

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0AU: £500,000 (2021–2013).

Nearby sales in SO51 0AU

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On the street

Versus other Hooper Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 12 Hooper Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,250

Street avg £2,703

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 12 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Romsey report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hooper Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Cupernham Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO51 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO51 0AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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