Abbey Cottage, Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU
About Abbey Cottage
Abbey Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Romsey (SO51 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Silver Birch - to be crown reduced by 2m, T2 - Silver Birch - to be crown reduced by 2m, T3 - Maple - to be crown reduced by 2m
- Agent
- Romsey Tree Surgeons
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02131/TREES
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Abbey 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
Abbey Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 8BU: £290,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SO51 8BU
Flat B, 26 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU
Sold Nov 2023
£290,000Flat B, 28 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU
Sold Mar 2022
£282,0002a, Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU
Sold May 2021
£290,000Flat A, 28 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU
Sold Feb 2019
£302,500Flat C, 28 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BU
Sold Apr 2018
£260,000
Everything we know about Abbey 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 Church Street homes
On epc rating, Abbey Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Council Offices — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB