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Get startedLovat Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Tichborne, Alresford, Alresford (SO24 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 22% above the 2016 sale price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (April 2016).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Lovat Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Lovat Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 7 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 7 years.
Lovat Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,085
Street avg £5,361
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey sun room to rear of cottage.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
(HOUSEHOLDER) Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey sun room to rear of cottage.
22 April 2016Most recent
£595,000
+38.4%over 2 years11 December 2013
£430,000
+32.3%over 4 years17 July 2009
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SO24 0NA: £820,000 (2025–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
SO24 0BH
Mill Cross Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Sun Hill Infant and Preschool. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
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