Appletree Cottage, Stanbridge Earls, Romsey, SO51 0HE

Appletree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Romsey (SO51 0HE). It has a recorded floor area of 286 m² (around 3078 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 286 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,201,000 sits 74.1% above the 2014 sale of £690,000. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.