Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
25a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 2DF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 33% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 July 2027
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25a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
25a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 13 years.
£333,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 13 years.
5 October 2017Most recent
£333,000
+41.7%over 12 years18 February 2005
£235,000
+27.0%over 6 months15 August 2004
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 2DF: £528,000 (2025–2022).
55 Avon Road West, Christchurch, BH23 2DF
Sold Aug 2025
1 Avon Road West, Christchurch, BH23 2DF
Sold Dec 2024
31a, Avon Road West, Christchurch, BH23 2DF
Sold Jan 2024
33a, Avon Road West, Christchurch, BH23 2DF
Sold May 2023
19 Avon Road West, Christchurch, BH23 2DF
Sold Aug 2022
On epc rating, 25a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,433
Street avg £3,196
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Knapp Mill Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Christchurch Junior School. 21 schools nearby.
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