The Old Laundry, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
About The Old Laundry
The Old Laundry is a semi-detached house in Awbridge, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 87 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 38.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Sold March 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Old Laundry
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Old Laundry's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a porch application was refused at The Old Laundry in 2023.
- Jul 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolish porch and boiler room, erect first floor and two-storey rear extension, create open porch and alterations to windows and doors
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01257/FULLS
- Mar 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolish porch and boiler room, erect two-storey front and rear extensions to create first floor, create open porch and alterations to windows and doors
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00180/FULLS
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Old Laundry
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2021Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0HF: £495,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SO51 0HF
Coles Farm Cottage, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Sept 2025
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Sold Aug 2025
£495,000Rosemary Croft, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Feb 2024
£658,0001 Alliance Cottages, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Jun 2020
£365,000The Retreat, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Sept 2019
£5,000
Everything we know about The Old Laundry, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Awbridge Hill homes
On epc rating, The Old Laundry runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,046
Street avg £5,206
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Mortimer Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Awbridge Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB