Gardeners Cottage, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ
About Gardeners Cottage
Gardeners Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 7NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 957 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 47.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (November 2012). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Gardeners Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2024FullIn report
Addition of a screened wall mounted air conditioning unit on the northern elevation of games room.
- Agent
- Blunn Architects
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01143/FULLS
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of two storey rear extension, single storey front extension, and replacement of outbuilding with games room and storage area
- Agent
- Blunn Architects
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02803/FULLS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Gardeners 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 12 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2012Most recent
£305,000
+42.5%over 10 years12 September 2002
£214,000
+71.2%over 1 year19 October 2000
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 7NZ: £380,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SO51 7NZ
7 Braishfield Court, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ
Sold May 2024
£185,000Kwenu, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ
Sold Jun 2022
£840,000The Reenes, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ
Sold Feb 2018
£520,000Rosebank, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ
Sold Feb 2017
£750,000Ganger Farm Cottage, Braishfield Road, Romsey, SO51 7NZ
Sold Sept 2014
£330,000
Everything we know about Gardeners 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 Braishfield Road homes
EPC Rating for Gardeners Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,432
Street avg £2,947
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB