Fairbourne Farmhouse, Crook Hill, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0QB
About Fairbourne Farmhouse
Fairbourne Farmhouse is a detached house in Braishfield, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 0QB). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £964,000 sits 124.2% above the 2021 sale of £430,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £430,000 in May 2021. 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
Energy performance
Fairbourne Farmhouse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Fairbourne Farmhouse was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2023FullIn report
Temporary siting of two static caravans for occupation by the applicant and family during renovation of main dwelling
- Agent
- Quadrigy Ltd
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00259/FULLS
- Mar 2023Solar PanelsFullIn report
Installation of 32 Solar PV panels and air source heat pump
- Agent
- Quadrigy Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00257/FULLS
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Fairbourne Farmhouse
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£964,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 0QB: £890,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SO51 0QB
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Sold Sept 2024
£900,0002a Crook Cottages, Crook Hill, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0QB
Sold Jul 2023
£325,000Springfield, Crook Hill, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0QB
Sold Apr 2023
£545,000Holmsleigh, Crook Hill, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0QB
Sold Oct 2022
£890,000The Barn, Crook Hill, Braishfield, Romsey, SO51 0QB
Sold Jul 2022
£975,000
Everything we know about Fairbourne Farmhouse, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Crook Hill homes
Fairbourne Farmhouse is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,680
Street avg £4,187
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.1 km
Dog and Crook — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Braishfield Primary School. 4 schools 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
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB