1 The Drive, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN
About 1 The Drive
1 The Drive is a detached house in East Wellow, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £499,000 sits 508.5% above the 1996 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 79.3% below the postcode norm. At 116 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 31 EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 The Drive
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
Latest sale on 1 The Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£82,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 1996Most recent
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 6BN: £640,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SO51 6BN
The Laurels, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN
Sold May 2025
£640,000Ferndale, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN
Sold Aug 2023
£825,000Farnley Cottage, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN
Sold Aug 2022
£615,000Four Winds, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN
Sold Mar 2021
£640,000Primrose House, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN
Sold Feb 2021
£695,000
Everything we know about 1 The Drive, 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 Whinwhistle Road homes
Price per m² for 1 The Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£707
Street avg £4,020
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.4 km
Whinwhistle Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Wellow Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB