Briar Banks, Crook Hill, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0QB

Briar Banks is a detached house in Braishfield, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 sits 113.2% above the 2004 sale of £288,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 48.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.