3 Alder Close, Romsey, SO51 5SJ
About 3 Alder Close
3 Alder Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £465,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
3 Alder Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, and garage conversion, to provide additional living space
- Agent
- BPS Design Consultants Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00488/FULLS
What's in 3 Alder Close, Romsey, SO51 5SJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Alder Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 23 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2021Most recent
£465,000
+29.2%over 3 years25 July 2018
£360,000
+500.0%over 20 years18 June 1998
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 5SJ: £315,000 (2024–2010).
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Versus other Alder Close homes
Price per m² for 3 Alder Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,387
Street avg £3,565
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Montfort Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Mountbatten School. 9 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
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB