Stem Cottage, Bashley Cross Road, New Milton, BH25 5SZ
About Stem Cottage
Stem Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in New Milton (BH25 5SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,047,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£759/sq ft) was about 284.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Sold September 2021 for £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Stem Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Feb 2023FullIn report
Two metre high boundary fencing and gates to front
- Agent
- AJC Architectural Services
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/11657
- Sept 2011
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Stem Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,047,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£850,000
+80.9%over 16 years24 August 2005
£470,000
+91.8%over 4 years5 January 2001
£245,000
+59.1%over 4 years23 May 1996
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH25 5SZ: £395,000 (2019–1998).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.1 km
Glendene Caravan Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
The Arnewood School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB