Pear Tree Cottage, Hill View Road, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NN

Pear Tree Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Michelmersh, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0NN). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 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 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £812,000 sits 106% above the 2001 sale of £394,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.