3 Orchard Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BG
About 3 Orchard Gardens
3 Orchard Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Fordingbridge (SP6 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £450,000 — fresh data. At 113 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
3 Orchard Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Orchard Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Latest sale on 3 Orchard Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 4 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2024Most recent
£450,000
+40.6%over 4 years15 October 2020
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP6 1BG: £305,000 (2018–2007).
Nearby sales in SP6 1BG
10 Orchard Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BG
Sold May 2018
£305,0004 Orchard Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BG
Sold Aug 2016
£308,0007 Orchard Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BG
Sold Jul 2014
£347,5001 Orchard Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BG
Sold Feb 2012
£220,0008 Orchard Gardens, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BG
Sold Sept 2007
£258,000
Everything we know about 3 Orchard Gardens, 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 Orchard Gardens homes
Price per m² for 3 Orchard Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,982
Street avg £3,026
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.2 km
Market Place — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Fordingbridge Junior School. 5 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB