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Buying at SO41 3SL

Before you offer on a home at SO41 3SL: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £992k. In Lymington Town & Boldre.

1 to check4 clear£992k typical on Stanley Road

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1; Hovercraft in the Solent).
Note
3 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 53 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£992ktypical sale on Stanley Road, last 10 years

£5,517typical price per m² in Lymington Town & Boldre

£4,700–£6,700per m² for homes at SO41 3SL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,517 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £497k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Lymington Town & Boldre

Lymington Town & Boldre

+27% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	91	£840k	£220k – £14.01m
Semi-detached	41	£554k	£275k – £1.69m
Terraced	42	£500k	£243k – £1.50m
Flat	88	£290k	£68k – £1.06m

Standard sales in Lymington Town & Boldre. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

2sales on Stanley Road in the last two years

262sales in Lymington Town & Boldre in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at SO41 3SL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
23, Stanley RoadDetached	£1,170,000, May 2019	185 m²	Buyer's report →
25, Stanley RoadDetached	£267,000, Sept 1999	114 m²	Buyer's report →
27, Stanley RoadDetached	£245,000, Dec 2003	–	Buyer's report →
29, Stanley RoadSemi-detached	£113,500, Nov 1995	91 m²	Buyer's report →
31, Stanley RoadSemi-detached	£347,500, Jul 2006	–	Buyer's report →
37, Stanley RoadDetached	£1,500,000, Nov 2024	319 m²	Buyer's report →
39, Stanley RoadDetached	£470,000, Dec 2006	122 m²	Buyer's report →
39a, Stanley RoadSemi-detached	£550,000, Dec 2016	102 m²	Buyer's report →
45, Stanley RoadSemi-detached	£412,500, Jun 2011	–	Buyer's report →
47, Stanley RoadDetached

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Buying at SO41 3SL

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £992k. In Lymington Town & Boldre.

1 to check4 clear£992k typical on Stanley Road

Before you make an offer

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1; Hovercraft in the Solent).

Note

3 listed buildings within 200 mIf the home itself is listed, most changes inside and out need consent: check the National Heritage List.

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 53 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£992ktypical sale on Stanley Road, last 10 years

£5,517typical price per m² in Lymington Town & Boldre

£4,700–£6,700per m² for homes at SO41 3SL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,517 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £497k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in Lymington Town & Boldre, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£161k	£115k	£870 a month	6.5%
2 beds	£301k	£248k	£1,140 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£562k	£449k	£1,610 a month	3.4%
4+ beds	£868k	£708k	£2,290 a month	3.2%
All homes	£572k	£363k	£1,440 a month	3.0%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places