What type of property is Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR?

Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR is a detached house.

What did Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR sell for?

Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR last sold for £845,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £188,500 in June 1996, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 1996 and October 2022, Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR rose from £188,500 to £845,000, a change of £656,500. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR?

The current EPC rating for Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR?

Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft). That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BH23 8JR. Source: EPC Register.

How is Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR heated?

The latest EPC at Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR located?

Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR sits in Neacroft, Christchurch, Christchurch. It falls within the BH23 postcode district in Hampshire.

Is Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR in a safe area?

Police records around Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR 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.

Which schools serve Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR?

The closest primary school to Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR is Bransgore Church of England Primary School (705m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR?

The closest bus stop to Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, BH23 8JR is Carpenters Arms, 471m away. The nearest rail option is Hinton Admiral Rail Station, 2.9km away.

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Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JR

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Holly Cottage

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

Holly Cottage is a detached house in Neacroft, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 8JR). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £964,000 is 14.1% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £845,000 in October 2022. 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.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 March 2032

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Holly Cottage, Brook Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Holly Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Holly Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£964,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£845,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

26 October 2022Most recent
£845,000
+348.3%over 26 years
5 June 1996
£188,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 8JR: £505,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in BH23 8JR

On the street

Versus other Brook Lane homes

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

Holly Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,709

Street avg £6,135

On par

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

Full Christchurch report

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

0.5 km

Carpenters Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 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 8JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH23 8JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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