12b, Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU

12b is a semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 119 m² this is the 14th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–206 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 185.4% above the 2001 sale of £89,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 71.3% below the postcode norm.