40 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EB
About 40 Bridge Street
40 Bridge Street is a semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 175.2% above the 1997 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 September 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
40 Bridge Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
40 Bridge Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£137,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 1997Most recent
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 1EB: £169,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BH23 1EB
26a, Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EB
Sold Mar 2025
£262,50044 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EB
Sold Jan 2025
£169,000The Secret Cottage, 50 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EB
Sold Aug 2024
£362,000Flat 2, 50 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EB
Sold Feb 2024
£75,00076 Bridge Street, Christchurch, BH23 1EB
Sold Aug 2021
£295,000
Versus other Bridge Street homes
On epc rating, 40 Bridge Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,425
Street avg £2,604
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Civic Offices — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB