FIRCROFT, FOREST ROAD, WALTHAM CHASE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 2LA - £320,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

FIRCROFT is a very small detached house of 58m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £410,472. It was last sold for £320,000 in July 2016, which was around 49% below the average July 2016 detached price in the Winchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2016, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

FIRCROFT Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for FIRCROFT since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Winchester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three FIRCROFT sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2016 26 JUL	£320,000	£623,067	49% below HPI
2000 21 FEB	£149,950	£232,194	35% below HPI
1999 3 DEC	£110,000	£225,347	51% below HPI

FIRCROFT Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Winchester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three FIRCROFT sales between December 1999 and July 2016 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the February 2000 sale was for 35% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 35% below the HPI over time, until the July 2016 sale, where it falls to 49% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 49% below the HPI.

What might FIRCROFT be worth now?

FIRCROFT might now be worth an estimated £410,472.

This is based on house price inflation of 28.3%, between July 2016 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Winchester local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 28.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for FIRCROFT of £320,000 on 26th July 2016. For the value to have increased from £320,000 to £410,472 over the seven years and seven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of FIRCROFT has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Winchester local authority area.
• The July 2016 sale price of £320,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of FIRCROFT has not materially changed since July 2016.

How Large is FIRCROFT?

FIRCROFT is 58m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2016. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Waltham Chase, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Waltham Chase, and where FIRCROFT lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of detached houses houses are smaller than FIRCROFT, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Waltham Chase.

FIRCROFT: Plot and Title Map

FIRCROFT sits on a plot of roughly 0.172 of an acre, or 695m². The below map shows the location of FIRCROFT, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of FIRCROFT). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is FIRCROFT?

FIRCROFT is located on FOREST ROAD in WALTHAM CHASE, in the SO32 postcode district. The below map shows the position of FIRCROFT on FOREST ROAD.