5a, Bell Street, Romsey, SO51 8GY

5a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Romsey (SO51 8GY). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since January 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. At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (34 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 42.7% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm.