Highwood Cottage, Highwood Lane, Romsey, SO51 9AG
About Highwood Cottage
Highwood Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Romsey (SO51 9AG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £973,000 is 46.3% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
Highwood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Highwood Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to provide dining room and day room
- Agent
- Rosenthal Design Services Ltd
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02477/FULLS
- Sept 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Agent
- Rosenthal Design Services Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01701/CLPS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Highwood 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
£973,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£665,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2015Most recent
£665,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SO51 9AG: £330,000 (2020–2002).
Everything we know about Highwood 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 Highwood Lane homes
Highwood Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Montfort Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Halterworth Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB