Porters Lodge, Fordingbridge, SP6 3BS

Porters Lodge is a semi-detached house in Fordingbridge (SP6 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2248 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 sits 50.7% above the 2008 sale of £452,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.