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Get startedThe Secret Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 896 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £362,000.
The Secret Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2018
The Secret Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey
Alterations and First Floor Extension for the continued use of the Building as an Office.
The Secret Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 9 years.
£362,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 9 years.
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On price per m², The Secret Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,350
Street avg £3,038
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Civic Offices — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

5 August 2024Most recent
£362,000
+30.7%over 9 years15 June 2015
£277,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 1EB: £169,000 (2025–2016).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
BH23 1HE
Closest school
0.6 km
The Priory Church of England Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Low
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB