Brookside Cottage, Hare Lane, New Milton, BH25 5AF
About Brookside Cottage
Brookside Cottage is a detached house in New Milton (BH25 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £615,000 is 28.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 89.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 103 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Brookside Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/89774
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Brookside Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£615,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 15 years.
£477,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2014Most recent
£477,000
+218.0%over 15 years17 June 1999
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH25 5AF: £425,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in BH25 5AF
Leap House, Hare Lane, New Milton, BH25 5AF
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£520,0005 Hare Lane, New Milton, BH25 5AF
Sold Feb 2021
£425,000Poppy Cottage, Hare Lane, New Milton, BH25 5AF
Sold Jun 2018
£348,000Hazelwood, Hare Lane, New Milton, BH25 5AF
Sold Jan 2018
£450,000Leafield, Hare Lane, New Milton, BH25 5AF
Sold Dec 2015
£385,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Hare Lane homes
Price per m² for Brookside Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,631
Street avg £2,944
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Ashley Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ashley Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB