Thrum Cottage, Andrew Lane, New Milton, BH25 5QD

Thrum Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in New Milton (BH25 5QD). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 sits 56.9% above the 2015 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.