Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Lawn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Neacroft, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 5 October 2032
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A a porch application was refused at Old Lawn Cottage in 2026.
3 applications on record at Old Lawn Cottage, Croft Road, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JS
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension; rear dormer window; rooflight
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Old Lawn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 8JS: £630,000 (2023–2018).
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Sold Jul 2023
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Sold Oct 2021
The Rosary, Croft Road, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JS
Sold Sept 2020
Applecroft, Croft Road, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JS
Sold Sept 2019
Almar, Croft Road, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JS
Sold Aug 2018
Floor Area for Old Lawn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.7 km
Carpenters Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Bransgore Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB