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Beech Cottage, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Beech Cottage

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

Beech Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 7NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 44.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 67.9% above the 2004 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beech Cottage, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Beech Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications 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.

Price for Beech Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£403,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 44.5% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£240,000

Growth on file: 44.5% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 July 2004Most recent

    £240,000

    +17.1%over 9 months

  2. 25 September 2003

    £205,000

    +31.4%over 2 years

  3. 22 October 2000

    £156,000

    +994.7%over 3 years

  4. 31 October 1996

    £14,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 7NZ: £380,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Braishfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Beech Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,892

Street avg £3,037

Below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Above
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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

0.1 km

Anstey Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Cupernham Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO51 7NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO51 7NZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO51 7NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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