Bumble Bee Cottage, Salisbury Road, Winkton, Christchurch, BH23 7AR

Bumble Bee Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Winkton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7AR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 105.7% above the 1999 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 30.7% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 16 EPCs).