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EPC B
About Custard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Custard Cottage is a detached house in Neacroft, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 8JU). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Custard Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Custard Cottage, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2010OutlineApproval Without Conditions
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for Proposed house and outbuilding with rooms in roof (Planning Permission 85522)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Custard 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£715,000
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 Custard Cottage, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
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Versus other Chisels Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Custard Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 8JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
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