What type of property is Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS?

Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS is a semi-detached house.

What energy rating does Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS have?

The current EPC rating for Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in April 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS?

Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SO51 6FS. Source: EPC Register.

How is Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS heated?

The latest EPC at Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS located?

Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS sits in Sherfield English, Romsey, Romsey. It falls within the SO51 postcode district in Hampshire.

What is crime like near Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS?

Police records around Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 78% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS?

The closest primary school to Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS is Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School (2.8km).

What is the nearest station to Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS?

The closest bus stop to Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, SO51 6FS is Bunny Lane, 755m away. In total there are 24 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, Sherfield English, Romsey, SO51 6FS

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Garden Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Garden Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sherfield English, Romsey, Romsey (SO51 6FS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Melchet Park, Sherfield English, Romsey, SO51 6FS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£354,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 6FS: £730,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in SO51 6FS

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other Melchet Park homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Garden Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 43 (E)

On par

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

Comparables

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4 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romsey district page.

Full Romsey report

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

0.8 km

Bunny Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO51 6FS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SO51 6FS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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