Fold Farm, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
About Fold Farm
Fold Farm is a detached house in Lymington (SO41 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1856 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £847,000 is 11.3% below the 2019 sale of £955,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £955,000 in May 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 172 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 24 EPCs).
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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
Fold Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey extension; single storey extensions; creation of bay window; detached garage with first floor; external alterations.
- Agent
- D W Marsh Architectural Design Ltd
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00646
- Aug 2021RenovationFullIn report
Re-cladding to existing barn
- Agent
- D W Marsh Architectural Design Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00645
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Fold Farm
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
Fold Farm has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£847,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 24 years.
£955,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2019Most recent
£955,000
+75.2%over 15 years25 August 2003
£545,000
+150.6%over 5 years12 March 1998
£217,500
+8.8%over 2 years28 September 1995
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO41 8LS: £1,150,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SO41 8LS
2 Passford House Cottages, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
Sold Oct 2024
£718,000Rushcroft, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
Sold Jun 2023
£897,500Briar Bank, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
Sold Oct 2022
£1,275,000Beedle Cottage, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
Sold Jun 2021
£1,150,000Chester Cottage, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
Sold Nov 2020
£1,170,000
Everything we know about Fold Farm, 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 Mount Pleasant Lane homes
Fold Farm outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,539
Street avg £4,230
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
North Common Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB