Carew Cottage, Barley Hill, Dunbridge, Romsey, SO51 0LF
About Carew Cottage
Carew Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Dunbridge, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0LF). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 is 21.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Carew Cottage.
- Dec 2013Solar PanelsFullIn report
Retention of frame mounted solar panels to rear roof slope
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02413/FULLS
- Dec 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Replacement garage, first floor side extension and re-roofed side dormers
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02381/FULLS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Carew Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£640,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 August 2017Most recent
£640,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0LF: £565,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SO51 0LF
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Sold Jun 2025
£1,700,0001 Mill Rise, Barley Hill, Dunbridge, Romsey, SO51 0LF
Sold Apr 2025
£345,000Callater, Barley Hill, Dunbridge, Romsey, SO51 0LF
Sold Mar 2025
£650,0005 Mill Rise, Barley Hill, Dunbridge, Romsey, SO51 0LF
Sold Oct 2024
£315,000
Everything we know about Carew 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 Barley Hill homes
On habitable rooms, Carew Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,699
Street avg £3,167
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Russell Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Awbridge Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB