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On Wills Way, in Romsey Town
What it's like at SO51 5HZ: every home that has sold on Wills Way since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Wills Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 6, Wills WayDetached | May 2005 | £283,500 | 122 m² | £2,324/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Wills WayDetached | Nov 2019 | £490,000 | 121 m² | £4,050/m² | 1 |
| 11, Wills WayDetached | Jun 2017 | £525,000 | 128 m² | £4,102/m² | 1 |
| 13, Wills WayDetached | Aug 2023 | £560,000 | 126 m² | £4,444/m² | 2 |
| Scallywags, 15, Wills WayDetached | Nov 2025 | £620,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Wills WayDetached | Mar 2008 | £300,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Tarling House, 5, Wills WayDetached | Jul 2006 | £311,500 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Romsey, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 457k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Southampton Central.
The nearest bus stop is David Court, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 35); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Romsey Primary School & Nursery, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Mountbatten School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 51.2 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-operative, 150 m away; Jazzy Food & Wine (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbeywell Surgery - Nightingale Site (600 m), with Nightingale Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, The Sunrooms is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 7.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 29 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Romsey Town Football Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 42% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Romsey).
There are 197 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 34% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Botley Road Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Romsey Rapids Sports Complex (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 90 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 36% are 65 or over.
21 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Romsey and Southampton North constituency: Caroline Nokes MP (Conservative), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,191 (4.4%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Conservative 40%, Liberal Democrat 35%, Reform UK 11%, Labour 9%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SO51 5HZ →
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wills Way in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 73.6% | 76.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 13.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 19.1% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 6.3% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.