Avon Manor, Flat 4, 34 Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1EP

Avon Manor is a two-bedroom detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Avon Manor, where floor areas span 35–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 13.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 46.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 57 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).