Thatched Cottage, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN
About Thatched Cottage
Thatched Cottage is a detached house in Romsey (SO51 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since April 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 122.3% above the 2002 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2007FullIn report
Change of use of land to incorporate as part of residential curtilage and erection of outbuilding for use as workshop, store and stables
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02050/FULLS
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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
Latest sale on Thatched Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 2002Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO51 9LN: £870,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in SO51 9LN
Hilltop, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Nov 2021
£650,000The Dolls House, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN
Sold Apr 2017
£870,000Sandpit House, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN
Sold Jul 2009
£1,300,0002 Lower Toothill Farm Cottages, Toothill Road, Romsey, SO51 9LN
Sold Sept 2007
£470,000
Everything we know about Thatched 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 Toothill Road homes
Price per m² for Thatched Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £6,554
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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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
1.1 km
Motorway Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School. 10 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
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB