Chords, Montfort Close, Romsey, SO51 5PH
About Chords
Chords is a detached house in Romsey (SO51 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 13 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 £809,000 is 27.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 118% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chords sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chords has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Chords valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£635,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 November 2017Most recent
£635,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 5PH: £225,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SO51 5PH
Grosvenor Court, Flat 2, Montfort Close, Romsey, SO51 5PH
Sold Nov 2024
£220,000Grosvenor Court, Flat 8, Montfort Close, Romsey, SO51 5PH
Sold Oct 2024
£225,000Linden House, Montfort Close, Romsey, SO51 5PH
Sold Dec 2022
£890,000Grosvenor Court, Flat 6, Montfort Close, Romsey, SO51 5PH
Sold Dec 2022
£235,000Grosvenor Court, Flat 7, Montfort Close, Romsey, SO51 5PH
Sold Feb 2020
£199,000
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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
Halterworth Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Halterworth Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB