Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
52a, Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1ES
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 52a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
52a is a semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 71 m² this is the 5th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 sits 250% above the 2001 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 67% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Feb 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 February 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildLow flood risk
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 52a, Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
52a 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
52a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2001)
£64,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2001Most recent
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 1ES: £355,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in BH23 1ES
Versus other Purewell homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 52a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Livingstone Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Mudeford Community Infants' School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 1ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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