Falcon House, 5 Drummond Road, Swanage, BH19 2DX

UPRN:100040609229Detached House4 bedsBuilt 1900-1929

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band GEPC: D (57)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoOwnership· freshEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoCrime· freshConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 4mo ago

Falcon House, 5 Drummond Road, Swanage, BH19 2DX

HP Score

/ 100

Strong

Verdict

yesterday

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Strong fundamentals; flood risk not assessed

Evidence

19 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£944,000

£897k - £992kHigh

Estimate

£944k

Range

£897k – £992k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£2,700

£2k - £3k

Monthly

£2,700

Yield

3.41%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Falcon House earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 76/100. Investment score 65/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is limited (69/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)HM Land Registry sales matched to addressDefra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry leasesHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

76/ 100

Strong

Investment Score

65/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

13/ 100

Low

Walkability

69/ 100

Moderate

Transit & Bike

Transit 20Bike 42

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Under offer' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£950,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£2,700/mo

Evidenced range £2,300-£3,050

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £325,050
Net cash flow: -£1,337/mo
Cash on cash: -4.9%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 0.84 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£944,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£2,700

Gross Yield3.41%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-1.7%

5y Growth+1.5%

10y Growth+2.3%

Last Sold Price£800,000 (2019-11-04)

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceLow
RadonLow
MiningModerate
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0BH19 2DX

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

P/NMA/2026/06157
Non Material Amendment to add 2 Juliet balconies to Planning Permission P/HOU/2025/04545: Install dormer to front and rear elevations and 2no roof lights to rear elevation
Pending
P/TRC/2026/06055
T1 Sycamore: Crown reduction of up to 6 metres in height and up to 3 metres laterally. T2 Pear: Crown reduction of up to 4 metres in height and up to 1 metre laterally.
Pending
P/VOC/2026/06089
Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of permission P/VOC/2024/03220 (Kitchen extension and extended deck to create covered store (with variation of conditions of planning permission P/HOU/2024/00699 to update drawings, with chimney. Amended drawings received 19.07.2024)) to: relocate the step in the deck level to the north elevation and revise the ground floor internal layout.
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership67.5%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change2019-11-04
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

16 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£31,444

Population Density-

Owner Occupied72%

Age Distribution

0-15 9%16-64 51%65+ 40%

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Schools Nearby

Swanage Primary School
0.2 mi
Inspected as Swanage Primary School (URN 113677) on 13 Nov 2019
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
1.2 mi
Good
The Swanage School
1.2 mi
Good
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.2 mi
Good

1 of 11 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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2A Drummond Road
-
£740k
-
5 Drummond Road
-
£800k
-
1 Drummond Lodge, 2 Drummond Road
-
£600k
-
Drummond Lodge, 2 Drummond Road
-
£805k
-

Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN