2 Chestnut Cottage, Ryedown Lane, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BD
About 2 Chestnut Cottage
2 Chestnut Cottage is a semi-detached house in East Wellow, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
2 Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Chestnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Chestnut Cottage
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
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Sales history & valuation
2 Chestnut Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 6BD: £1,100,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in SO51 6BD
Furze Cottage, Ryedown Lane, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BD
Sold Dec 2020
£1,600,000Ryedown Farm House, Ryedown Lane, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BD
Sold Nov 2020
£860,000The Old Archway, Ryedown Lane, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BD
Sold Aug 2018
£1,100,000Ryedown House, Ryedown Lane, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BD
Sold Oct 2015
£1,334,000Kentford Farm, Ryedown Lane, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BD
Sold Sept 2011
£640,000
Everything we know about 2 Chestnut Cottage, 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
Versus other Ryedown Lane homes
On floor area, 2 Chestnut Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 256 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Carlo's Tea Rooms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Wellow Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB