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Walnut Cottage, Highwood Lane, Romsey, SO51 9AG

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Walnut Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Walnut Cottage is a semi-detached house in Romsey (SO51 9AG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £465,500.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Walnut Cottage, Highwood Lane, Romsey, SO51 9AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side of property

    Two storey side extension and single storey extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00996/FULLS
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£452,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£465,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 March 2020Most recent

    £465,500

Median price across the last 3 sales in SO51 9AG: £330,000 (2015–2002).

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On the street

Versus other Highwood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Walnut Cottage stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 51 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 193 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£452k

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SO51 9LG

£449k

1 Council Houses, Green Pond Lane, Ampfield

SO51 9BS

3 bed1 bath
£457k

1 Broadgate Cottages, Potters Heron Close, Ampfield

SO51 9BX

3 bed
£442k

1 Ivy Cottage, Lee Lane, Lee

SO51 9LH

£435k

1 Hillside Cottages, Ampfield Hill, Ampfield

SO51 9BD

£472k

1 Primrose Cottages, Crampmoor Lane, Crampmoor

SO51 9AJ

3 bed1 bath
£475k

1 St Swithuns Close, Crampmoor

SO51 9AP

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Romsey district page.
Full Romsey report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO51 9AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SO51 9AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SO51 9AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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