Forest View, Mount Pleasant Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LS
About Forest View
Forest View is a semi-detached house in Lymington (SO41 8LS). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since September 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. Today's modelled estimate of £661,000 sits 340.7% above the 1996 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Forest View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Forest View has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Forest View
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
Forest View's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£661,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 1996Most recent
£150,000
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 Forest View, 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
Forest View is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,071
Street avg £4,527
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 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.
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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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB