3 West View Cottages, South Lane, Southbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8PS

3 West View Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southbourne, Emsworth, Emsworth (PO10 8PS). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Last sale on file: £382,000 in October 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 7 EPCs).