56 Stour Road, Christchurch, BH23 1LW

56 Stour Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1LW). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £634,000 sits 73.7% above the 2012 sale of £365,000. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.