Bells Cottage, Newtown Road, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0GJ

Bells Cottage is a detached house in Awbridge, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 976 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 is 24.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.