40a, Cowleas Cottages, Awbridge, Romsey, SO51 0HJ

40a is a detached house in Awbridge, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2023 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 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. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 349.3% above the 1997 sale of £113,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm.