What kind of home is 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

56 Purewell, BH23 1ES is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

56 Purewell, BH23 1ES last sold for £255,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £73,000 in September 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES changed over time?

Across 4 sales between September 1998 and August 2021, 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES rose from £73,000 to £255,000, a change of £182,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

The current EPC rating for 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

56 Purewell, BH23 1ES has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH23 1ES. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES use?

The latest EPC at 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

56 Purewell, BH23 1ES is in council tax band C.

Which area is 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES in?

56 Purewell, BH23 1ES sits in Christchurch. It falls within the BH23 postcode district in Dorset.

What is crime like near 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

Police records around 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES show an average of 205 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

The closest primary school to 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES is Mudeford Community Infants' School (530m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Grange School (794m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES?

The closest bus stop to 56 Purewell, BH23 1ES is Livingstone Road, 20m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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56 Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1ES

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About 56 Purewell

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

56 Purewell is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £255,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 15 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Aug 2018

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 August 2028

1 year remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsLow flood risk

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Purewell has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£255,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

23 August 2021Most recent
£255,000
+30.8%over 6 years
28 August 2014
£195,000
+23.4%over 8 years
25 November 2005
£158,000
+116.4%over 7 years
3 September 1998
£73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 1ES: £355,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in BH23 1ES

On the street

Versus other Purewell homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Purewell is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,250

Street avg £3,337

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Christchurch district page.

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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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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH23 1ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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