22 High Firs Gardens, Romsey, SO51 5QA
About 22 High Firs Gardens
22 High Firs Gardens is a semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 5QA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 305.9% above the 1998 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 67.4% below the postcode norm. At 106 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 11 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Know exactly what you're buying at 22 High Firs Gardens
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension to form study and provision of pitched roof over existing.
- Agent
- CMC Design
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01226/FULLS
What's in 22 High Firs Gardens, Romsey, SO51 5QA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
22 High Firs Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 April 1998Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 5QA: £328,750 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in SO51 5QA
Everything we know about 22 High Firs Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other High Firs Gardens homes
Price per m² for 22 High Firs Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£802
Street avg £3,093
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB