What kind of home is Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL is a detached house.

What did Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL sell for?

Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL last sold for £675,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £395,000 in March 2016, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

Across 2 sales between March 2016 and June 2021, Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL rose from £395,000 to £675,000, a change of £280,000. That works out to roughly +10.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

The current EPC rating for Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft). That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH23 8BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL use?

The latest EPC at Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL had any planning applications?

Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey rear extension granted in July 2016 under ref. 16/10547. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL is in council tax band D.

Which area is Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL in?

Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL sits in Bransgore, Christchurch, Christchurch. It falls within the BH23 postcode district in Hampshire.

How safe is the area around Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

Police records around Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL show an average of 205 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

The closest primary school to Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL is Bransgore Church of England Primary School (956m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL?

The closest bus stop to Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, BH23 8BL is Carpenters Arms, 137m away. In total there are 18 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8BL

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About Ponies Reach

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Ponies Reach is a detached house in Bransgore, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 8BL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£836/sq ft) was about 181.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2025

Current Certificate

Mar 2015

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 March 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Ponies Reach, Hill Lane, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8BL

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Jul 2016
PorchFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Two-storey and single-storey rear extension; rooflights in association with new first floor; front porch; fenestration alterations
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
16/10547
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£697,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£675,000

Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£675,000
+70.9%over 5 years
30 March 2016
£395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 8BL: £540,000 (2022–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Hill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Ponies Reach outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,000

Street avg £4,929

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Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

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Area

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

205/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Carpenters Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Bransgore Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 8BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH23 8BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

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