Bourne Cottage, North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP
About Bourne Cottage
Bourne Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Westbourne, Emsworth, Emsworth (PO10 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 88 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 33% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2013.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Energy performance
Bourne Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at Bourne Cottage.
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to crown reduce by 1.5m (back to previous pruning points) and removal of 1 no. lowest west limb on 1 no. Silver Birch tree.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/03156/TCA
- Oct 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to crown reduce height by 3m and laterals by 1.5m (back to previous pruning points) on 1 no. Silver Birch tree.
- Agent
- All Tree Solutions
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02977/TCA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Bourne Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2013Most recent
£355,000
+166.9%over 13 years5 January 2000
£133,000
+13.7%over 2 years1 May 1997
£117,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO10 8SP: £357,500 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in PO10 8SP
Fuchsia Cottage, North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP
Sold Jun 2021
£530,0003 North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP
Sold Mar 2019
£357,5001 Rainbow Villas, North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP
Sold Aug 2018
£278,000Telegraph House, North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP
Sold Jul 2016
£367,5003 Rose Cottages, North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP
Sold Jun 2015
£266,900
Everything we know about Bourne Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other North Street homes
Bourne Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,034
Street avg £3,266
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Homefield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westbourne Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB