Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Apple Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 2HG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 sits 226.6% above the 2000 sale of £159,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 43.1% below the postcode norm.
9 Apple Grove ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 February 2036
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9 Apple Grove 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.
9 Apple Grove's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£159,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
17 April 2000Most recent
£159,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 2HG: £515,000 (2022–2019).
Price per m² for 9 Apple Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,399
Street avg £3,238
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Start your researchDaytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Grove Top — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Twynham Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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