Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Avenue Road is a semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since September 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 sits 92.1% above the 2002 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£681/sq ft) was about 149.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 June 2028
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1 Avenue Road has no planning applications on record.
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2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 Avenue Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.1% per year over 6 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 18.1% per year over 6 years.
23 September 2002Most recent
£315,000
+152.0%over 5 years6 March 1997
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 2BU: £490,000 (2024–2022).
On price per m², 1 Avenue Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,326
Street avg £4,294
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Avenue Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christchurch Junior School. 20 schools nearby.
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