14 High Firs Gardens, Romsey, SO51 5QA
About 14 High Firs Gardens
14 High Firs Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 5QA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 52% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
14 High Firs Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 14 High Firs Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2021Most recent
£460,000
+84.0%over 12 years15 December 2008
£250,000
+249.7%over 12 years18 January 1996
£71,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 5QA: £325,000 (2021–2015).
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Versus other High Firs Gardens homes
Years Held for 14 High Firs Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,740
Street avg £2,800
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.1 km
Anton Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Halterworth Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB