1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1DS
About 1 Ducking Stool Lane
1 Ducking Stool Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Christchurch (BH23 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 14.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
1 Ducking Stool Lane 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 August 2023
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Ducking Stool Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1DS
- Sept 2021RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replace existing garage door with window to primary elevation. Full height glazed window next to front door.
New Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 8/21/0691/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
1 Ducking Stool Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2021Most recent
£315,000
+26.0%over 4 years21 July 2016
£250,000
+16.3%over 10 years1 November 2005
£215,000
+35.5%over 3 years18 April 2002
£158,700
+86.7%over 4 years30 July 1997
£85,000
+93.2%over 1 year8 February 1996
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 1DS: £420,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in BH23 1DS
Versus other Ducking Stool Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Ducking Stool Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,795
Street avg £3,346
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Priory Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Priory Church of England Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







