1 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
About 1 Arthur Road
1 Arthur Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1PU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 31.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Arthur Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 January 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
1 Arthur Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 1 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
- Jan 2024PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
New ground floor porch to the front of the dwelling
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 8/23/0812/HOU
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Arthur Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 5 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2015Most recent
£305,000
+22.0%over 4 years26 May 2011
£250,000
+22.0%over 1 year22 April 2010
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 1PU: £182,500 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in BH23 1PU
10 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
Sold Mar 2026
£307,500Hornby Ii, Flat 12, 12 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
Sold Jul 2025
£130,000Hornby Ii, Flat 5, 12 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
Sold Jul 2023
£182,500Hornby Ii, Flat 19, 12 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
Sold May 2022
£185,000Hornby Ii, Flat 16, 12 Arthur Road, Christchurch, BH23 1PU
Sold Mar 2022
£175,000
Versus other Arthur Road homes
1 Arthur Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,675
Street avg £2,486
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stour Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Christchurch Junior School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







