Estimated value today£842klast sold £475,000, 2009 · likely £763k–£920k
Energy ratingD2008 certificate, could be C
Energy bills, a year£1,827about £152 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£5,844/m²neighbourhood typical £5,622/m²
See Willowcroft, Mill Lane from the street and the air
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What would improve this home
Its 2008 energy certificate recommends 5 measures, which together could take it from D to C. All of them together typically cost £12.7k–£21k.
Low energy lightingtypically £40–£40
New condensing boilertypically £2.2k–£3k
Solar water heatingtypically £4k–£6k
Solar panels (electricity)typically £5k–£8k
Wind turbinetypically £1.5k–£4k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 2009 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£783k
Likely£842k
High£900k
Starting value (our estimate)£842k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 2009 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The home
Type
Detached
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
144 m² (1,550 sq ft), 6 habitable rooms
Built
1950-1966
Main heating fuel
gas
Sales since 1995
£475k (2009)
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
A £1,613B £1,882C £2,151D £2,420E £2,957F £3,495G £4,033H £4,840
From the 2008 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
Brockenhurst, 2.1 km (busiest route: Bournemouth)
Central London
129 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
47 min by public transport · 34 by car
Town centre
25 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
2% of local workers · 46% mostly work from home
Airport
Bournemouth, 18 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 7 min without a car
GP surgery
about 18 min
A&E
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 17 km (CQC: Good)
Top-rated primaries
none within 2 km
Top-rated secondaries
none within 6 km
Eating out
20 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£1,988 a month for a 4+-bedroom home in New Forest (2026-08)
Gross yield
2.8% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated D: meets the current E minimum
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
not in one (postcode check)
Article 4 direction
ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST CAMPSITE; ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST RECREATIONAL CAMPSITE; New Forest National Park Boundary
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
9 sites, about 47 homes planned
This home extended?
no extension seen on its energy certificates
Extensions on the street
0 other homes on Mill Lane (within 250 m) extended
Company landlords
1.4% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
65 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
Article 4 directionSome work normally allowed without planning permission needs it here (ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST CAMPSITE; ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST RECREATIONAL CAMPSITE; New Forest National Park Boundary). Check before planning extensions or conversions.
Old energy certificateThe latest certificate we matched is from 2008; certificates last 10 years. The seller needs a current one, and it may differ.
Sewage spills nearbyStorm overflows within 2 km spilled for about 508 hours in 2025 (Environment Agency). Worth knowing if you plan to swim, paddle or walk the dog along the local river or coast.
Estimate is far from the last saleA lot has changed since it last sold, or the home has been extended or renovated. Rely on comparable recent sales and the survey.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.