Russet Cottage, West Park Lane, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HB
About Russet Cottage
Russet Cottage is a detached house in Damerham, Fordingbridge, Fordingbridge (SP6 3HB). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Russet Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Russet Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications 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 Russet Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£825,000
+27.9%over 3 years21 May 2019
£645,000
+158.0%over 20 years11 April 1999
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP6 3HB: £285,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SP6 3HB
32 West Park Lane, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HB
Sold Aug 2024
£194,00018 West Park Lane, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HB
Sold Oct 2020
£415,00062 West Park Lane, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HB
Sold May 2020
£240,00030 West Park Lane, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HB
Sold Nov 2019
£396,00035 West Park Lane, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HB
Sold Aug 2017
£285,000
Everything we know about Russet Cottage, 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 West Park Lane homes
On price per m², Russet Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,853
Street avg £2,812
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.3 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Western Downland Church of England Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB