The Retreat, North Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8SP

The Retreat is a two-bedroom detached house in Westbourne, Emsworth, Emsworth (PO10 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 57.6% above the 2007 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.