Sold Semi-detached

The Limes

CHURCH STREET, WINCHESTER, MICHELDEVER, HAMPSHIRE SO21 3DB

3 beds 2 baths 141 m² Listed 12 Aug 2024 (-708d)

£630,000

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

141 m²

Council tax band

F

EPC rating

E

Last sold

£595,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,468/m²

Local average

£511,667 (+23.1%)

Deprivation

Decile 4 (13,022 of 33,755)

Street crime

2 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • 2 reception rooms & basement
  • Kitchen
  • 3 Bedrooms 2 bathrooms
  • Gardens
  • 2 off street parking spaces

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

The Limes is a semi-detached Grade II listed cottage which was historically the village bakery and dates from the 16th century with 18th and 19th extensions.The house has fantastic light, generous room proportions and great ceiling heights. Full of period features throughout including exposed beams in many rooms and an inglenook fireplace in the sitting room. The house has been in the same ownership for some 30 years, and is now in need of some updating and refurbishment.

The ground floor has a spacious dual aspect sitting room with doors opening out to the garden and a wood burner. There is a goodsized dining room with a fitted cupboard. The kitchen has a good range of floor and wall cupboards with an integrated double oven and space for white goods. A door opens to the garden. There is also a cloakroom and a basement room.

On the first floor is the principal bedroom which has wonderful exposed beams and leads to a dressing room and en suite bathroom. There are two further bedrooms, the second room has a lovely vaulted ceiling and a feature fireplace, a generous family bathroom completes the accommodation.

The Limes has a spacious front garden with a path leading to the front door and is hidden from the road by mature hedging. There is a good-sized garden to the rear which is mostly laid to lawn with some trees and a terrace adjacent to the house. Close to the house is a former outhouse, now used as a garden store. The property also benefits from two private parking spaces.

Lying on the River Dever, the picturesque and sought after village of Micheldever has a good range of day-to-day amenities, including a village shop, church, a pub, village hall and popular primary school. It also offers a thriving community spirit with a diverse range of village groups and activities. It is surround by some beautiful countryside and the area is crisscrossed by footpaths and bridleways including the Wayfarers Walk.

The historic city of Winchester is nearby. With its attractive streets and appealing backdrop to a great range of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, speciality boutiques and independent retailers, a
library, theatre and cinema.

The property enjoys excellent communication links with easy access to the M3 and A303. Both Micheldever and Winchester offer fast rail links to London Waterloo in around an hour.

The catchment area schools are Micheldever Primary School and Henry Beaufort in Winchester. For independent schools, the area offers plenty of choice, including Princes Mead, Twyford, Pilgrims along with St Swithuns and Winchester College and others further afield.

Listed by

Winchester

BNP Paribas - Strutt & Parker

Reference: 151247723

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 08/07/2024

Expiry date: 07/07/2034

Current heating cost: £2,015/year

Potential heating cost: £1,114/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £28,420

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
  • High performance external doors (£2,500)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

EPC Rating Graph

Price history

272% since 1995

Event Date Price % change
Sold 19/02/2026 (5 months ago) £595,000 +271.9%
Sold 08/12/1995 (30 years ago) £160,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
Same street CHALDWELL COTTAGE CHURCH STREET, MICHELDEVER, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO21 3DB £902,500 16/11/2022 Detached
Same street PLUM COTTAGE CHURCH STREET, MICHELDEVER, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO21 3DB £340,500 14/09/2022 Semi-detached
THE POST HOUSE 1 DEVER CLOSE, MICHELDEVER, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO21 3SR £375,000 17/06/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 71 CHURCH STREET, MICHELDEVER, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO21 3DB £515,000 02/03/2022 Terraced
121 DUKE STREET, MICHELDEVER, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO21 3DF £672,000 04/02/2022 Semi-detached
Same street CORNER THATCH, 62 CHURCH STREET, MICHELDEVER, WINCHESTER, HAMPSHIRE, SO21 3DB £525,000 31/08/2021 Terraced

Street average: £570,750 (4 sales)

Area average: £523,500 (2 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 18.4%
10y growth 41.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Winchester. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.1%
5y (index) 12.7%
10y (index) 20%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Winchester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,355/mo
Realistic £1,505/mo
Optimistic £1,656/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Winchester.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Winchester: £1,271/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SO21 3DB

Address

Rook Lane

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Micheldever Post Office 0.1 miles
Shop BP Shop 2.0 miles
Shop M&S Simply Food 2.1 miles
Train station Micheldever 2.3 miles
University Winchester School of Art 6.1 miles
Train station Winchester 6.1 miles
University University of Winchester 6.7 miles
Hospital Andover War Memorial Hospital 10.9 miles
Hospital Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and Cardiology Ward 11.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 2
Total incidents 2

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Micheldever CofE Primary School Primary 0.0 miles Good — 23 Nov 2022
South Wonston Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Good — 2 Jul 2024
Prince's Mead School Other 4.0 miles — (No rating)
Itchen Abbas Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Good — 21 Jan 2024
Kings Worthy Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Good — 23 Apr 2012

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.24%
Max investor price (0.8%) £188,125
Target investor price (1%) £150,500
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

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