17a, Grove Road, Barton On Sea, New Milton, BH25 7DJ

17a is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton On Sea, New Milton, New Milton (BH25 7DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in September 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 sits 90% above the 2008 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm.