The Old Orchard, Whinwhistle Road, East Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BN

The Old Orchard is a two-bedroom detached house in East Wellow, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 6BN). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 is 17% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £595,000.