Chalk Pit Cottage, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
About Chalk Pit Cottage
Chalk Pit Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Braishfield, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0PR). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (197 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,727,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £1,570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Chalk Pit Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Apr 2017New BuildFullIn report
Erection of detached dwelling with new gravel driveway, parking area and package sewage treatment plant
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03224/FULLS
- May 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00528/FULLS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Chalk Pit Cottage
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,727,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 12 years.
£1,570,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£1,570,000
+65.3%over 12 years26 October 2009
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0PR: £679,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SO51 0PR
Little Grange, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Oct 2025
£679,0003 Pond Cottages, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Sept 2023
£465,000Coombe Willow, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Jun 2021
£1,595,000Orchard Lodge, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Dec 2020
£1,180,000Orchard Hill, Braishfield Road, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0PR
Sold Nov 2020
£775,000
Everything we know about Chalk Pit 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 Braishfield Road homes
Floor Area for Chalk Pit Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,627
Street avg £4,876
Floor Area
279 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.4 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Braishfield Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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