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Get startedOld Post Office Cottage, Newton Lane, Newton Valence, Alton, GU34 3RE
3 sales on record
About Old Post Office Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Post Office Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newton Valence, Alton, Alton (GU34 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 626 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old Post Office Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Post Office Cottage, Newton Lane, Newton Valence, Alton, GU34 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2020ExtensionConditionsGranted
Discharge of Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 for Planning Permission 20/01137/LIS - Orangery extension to rear of property, renovation of interior to include new kitchen and bathroom. Landscape gardens, demolition of broken sheds and side border wall, replace with fence. New garden shed at end of garden. (Amended plan received 24/4/20)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2022)
£585,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Newton Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Old Post Office Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU34 3RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
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