Beech Cottage, Lockerley Green, Lockerley, Romsey, SO51 0JN

Beech Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Lockerley, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0JN). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1205 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 17.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.