Cowslip Cottage, South End, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HW
About Cowslip Cottage
Cowslip Cottage is a detached house in Damerham, Fordingbridge, Fordingbridge (SP6 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Cowslip Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Apr 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
x1no. rooflight in the south facing side of the roof in the main bedroom (Application for Listed Building Consent)
- Agent
- SHEERIN BETTLE ARCHITECTURE
Listed- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/10364
- Sept 2025RenovationFullIn report
Insert one velux window in the south facing side of the roof in the main bedroom
- Reference
- 25/10830
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Cowslip Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Cowslip Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP6 3HW: £491,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in SP6 3HW
South End Cottage, South End, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HW
Sold Aug 2023
£575,000Hilltop, South End, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HW
Sold Dec 2019
£625,000Bramley Wood, South End, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HW
Sold Mar 2018
£491,000Chapel Cottage, South End, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HW
Sold Sept 2016
£300,000South End Farm, South End, Damerham, Fordingbridge, SP6 3HW
Sold Oct 2013
£610,000
Everything we know about Cowslip 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other South End homes
Habitable Rooms for Cowslip Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.8 km
High Street — bus stop.
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
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB