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About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hinton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7EA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 105 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, Dark Lane, Hinton, Christchurch, BH23 7EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2013FullGranted
Sewage treatment plant
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blacksmiths Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The complete analysis of Blacksmiths Cottage, Dark Lane, Hinton, Christchurch, BH23 7EA
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Versus other Dark Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Blacksmiths Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Christchurch district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 7EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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