10 Barton Croft, Barton On Sea, New Milton, BH25 7BT

10 Barton Croft is a two-bedroom detached house in Barton On Sea, New Milton, New Milton (BH25 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 17 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 27.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).