58 Bargates, Christchurch, BH23 1QL

58 Bargates is a semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1QL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 95 m² this is the 52nd smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 58 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 33.9% below the 2021 sale of £375,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 111.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £375,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.