1 Pond Cottages, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
About 1 Pond Cottages
1 Pond Cottages is a semi-detached house in Braishfield, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0PR). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (229 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 26.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£965/sq ft) was about 205.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Pond Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Conifer reduced by up to 5m in height to reduce the risk of failure
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01013/TREES
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-T3 - Unknown species - Fell
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01041/TREES
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Pond Cottages
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
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2017Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0PR: £680,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SO51 0PR
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Sold Sept 2023
£465,000Chalk Pit Cottage, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Feb 2022
£1,570,000Coombe Willow, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Jun 2021
£1,595,000Orchard Lodge, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Dec 2020
£1,180,000
Everything we know about 1 Pond 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 Braishfield Road homes
On price per m², 1 Pond Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,392
Street avg £4,280
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.4 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Braishfield Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB