3 Mays Cottage, High Street, Hartley Wintney, Hook, RG27 8NW

3 Mays Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hook (RG27 8NW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 15.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2013. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.