2 Hilltop Cottages, Haccups Lane, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NP
About 2 Hilltop Cottages
2 Hilltop Cottages is a semi-detached house in Michelmersh, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0NP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 1995 — that's 31 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. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 403.7% above the 1995 sale of £109,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm. At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (269 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Hilltop Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Hilltop Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Hilltop Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£109,200
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 1995Most recent
£109,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0NP: £1,025,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in SO51 0NP
Oak Haven, Haccups Lane, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NP
Sold Mar 2023
£930,000Hillside Cottage, Haccups Lane, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NP
Sold Jul 2022
£1,158,888Hunters Moon, Haccups Lane, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NP
Sold Jun 2021
£1,025,000Holbeck, Haccups Lane, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NP
Sold Aug 2020
£745,000Canterton House, Haccups Lane, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0NP
Sold Apr 2020
£1,100,000
Everything we know about 2 Hilltop Cottages, 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 Haccups Lane homes
2 Hilltop Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£902
Street avg £3,954
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 291 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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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
0.9 km
Jubilee Hall — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB