2 Hinton House Cottage, Dark Lane, Hinton, Christchurch, BH23 7EA

2 Hinton House Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Hinton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7EA). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £948,000 is 23.1% above the 2018 sale price.