The Retreat, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a detached house in Awbridge, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0HF). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -23.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £803,000 sits 15960% above the 2019 sale of £5,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£3/sq ft) was about 99.3% below the postcode norm. Sold September 2019 for £5,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Retreat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Retreat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Retreat
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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Retreat was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -23.6% per year over 15 years.
£5,000
Growth on file: -23.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2019Most recent
£5,000
-99.2%over 5 years3 September 2014
£650,000
+30.0%over 9 years11 February 2005
£500,000
+65.3%over 7 months28 June 2004
£302,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0HF: £495,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SO51 0HF
Coles Farm Cottage, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Sept 2025
£971,3683 Alliance Cottages, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Aug 2025
£495,000Rosemary Croft, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Feb 2024
£658,000The Old Laundry, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Mar 2021
£265,0001 Alliance Cottages, Awbridge Hill, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HF
Sold Jun 2020
£365,000
Everything we know about The Retreat, 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

Versus other Awbridge Hill homes
The Retreat is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£29
Street avg £5,481
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 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