Darcey Cottage, Cooks Lane, Lockerley, Romsey, SO51 0JD
About Darcey Cottage
Darcey Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lockerley, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£875/sq ft) was about 262% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2010FullIn report
Construction of detached building ancillary to the dwellinghouse and construction of new access road through land to the west of Bussels
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02583/FULLS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£1,407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2015Most recent
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SO51 0JD: £445,000 (2014–1996).
Everything we know about Darcey Cottage, 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 Cooks Lane homes
Darcey Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.2 km
The Vicarage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB