7 Newgate Lane, Fareham, PO14 1BQ

7 Newgate Lane is a detached house in Fareham (PO14 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Held since February 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 sits 334.2% above the 1996 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm.