Custard Cottage, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
About Custard Cottage
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
Custard Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 December 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
11 applications on record at Custard Cottage, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
- Jul 2005DemolitionFullOutcome in report
House; outbuilding with room in roof; demolition of existing
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 05/84729
- More recent applications — locked
- OutlineDec 2010Decision
- ConservatoryJan 2010Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Custard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£770,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 8JU: £555,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in BH23 8JU
Crowland, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
Sold Oct 2024
£400,000Lilac Cottage, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
Sold Jan 2023
£900,000Lane End, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
Sold Jul 2022
£640,000Four Chimneys, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
Sold Jul 2017
£555,000Chisels, Chisels Lane, Neacroft, Christchurch, BH23 8JU
Sold Mar 2006
£550,000
Versus other Chisels Lane homes
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
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.9 km
Carpenters Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Bransgore Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







