Hirgan Cottage, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth, PO10 8HS
About Hirgan Cottage
Hirgan Cottage is a detached house in Prinsted, Emsworth, Emsworth (PO10 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£647/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £1,532,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hirgan Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2023ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing rear sunroom and create new single storey orangery extension alongside rear first floor extension.
- Agent
- Armo Architecture
Extension- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01663/DOM
- Aug 2023RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing windows and doors.
- Agent
- Armo Architecture
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01013/DOM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hirgan Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 7 years.
£1,532,500
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2023Most recent
£1,532,500
+83.5%over 7 years23 November 2015
£835,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO10 8HS: £760,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in PO10 8HS
Harbourside, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth, PO10 8HS
Sold Mar 2025
£1,350,000Speedwell, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth, PO10 8HS
Sold Jan 2025
£705,000The Anchorage, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth, PO10 8HS
Sold Aug 2024
£1,320,0002 Elm Tree Cottages, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth, PO10 8HS
Sold Jul 2024
£545,000Leeway, Prinsted Lane, Prinsted, Emsworth, PO10 8HS
Sold Jun 2024
£760,000
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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 Prinsted Lane homes
EPC Rating for Hirgan Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,966
Street avg £5,143
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Prinsted Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Southbourne Infant School. 8 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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB