Hope Cottage, Slab Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BY
About Hope Cottage
Hope Cottage is a detached house in West Wellow, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £715,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £650,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at Hope Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hope Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2016New BuildFullIn report
Erection of single storey detached dwelling
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02206/FULLS
- Jun 2015New BuildFullIn report
Single storey detached dwelling
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00983/FULLS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hope 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£715,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 February 2022Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 6BY: £650,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SO51 6BY
11 Recreation Cottages, Slab Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BY
Sold Oct 2024
£485,000Llanarth, Slab Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BY
Sold Jan 2024
£420,000Walberswick, Slab Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BY
Sold Sept 2023
£650,000Oak Lodge, Slab Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BY
Sold Feb 2022
£750,000Sherpa, Slab Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BY
Sold Jan 2022
£705,000
Everything we know about Hope 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 Slab Lane homes
Floor Area for Hope Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,368
Street avg £4,412
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Gurnays Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Wellow Primary School. 1 school 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB