Magnolia Cottage, Lyndhurst Road, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8LA

Magnolia Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bransgore, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 55.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 93.5% below the 2020 sale of £5,613,298, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£6,064/sq ft) was about 1936.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2008. Last sale on file: £5,613,298 in November 2020.