Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Catherine Wheel Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Catherine Wheel Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Christchurch (BH23 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. At 66 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 75.5% above the 2002 sale of £159,500.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Catherine Wheel Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Sept 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 September 2035
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Late 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Catherine Wheel Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Catherine Wheel Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2002)
£159,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2002Most recent
£159,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 2UJ: £205,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BH23 2UJ
23 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Aug 2025
£142,0002 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Oct 2024
£276,50010 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Oct 2024
£205,0006 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Oct 2024
£330,00018 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Aug 2024
£139,000
Versus other Marlow Drive homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 4 Catherine Wheel Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,417
Street avg £3,877
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime 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
0.0 km
Marlow Drive Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Twynham Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 2UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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