20 Bouverie Close, Barton On Sea, New Milton, BH25 7HB

20 Bouverie Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton On Sea, New Milton, New Milton (BH25 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the 7th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in January 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 464.1% above the 1997 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 69.5% below the postcode norm.