2 The Beeches, Saunders Lane, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0GP

2 The Beeches is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Awbridge, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0GP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since April 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 372.7% above the 1997 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 78.2% below the postcode norm.