Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Catherine Wheel Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Christchurch (BH23 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Sold October 2024 for £330,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
6 Catherine Wheel Gardens 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.
Latest sale on 6 Catherine Wheel Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 23 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 23 years.
3 October 2024Most recent
£330,000
+25.5%over 6 years1 March 2018
£263,000
+18.2%over 4 years2 July 2013
£222,500
+2.5%over 6 years2 February 2007
£217,000
+31.5%over 5 years14 December 2001
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 2UJ: £175,000 (2025–2023).
23 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Aug 2025
2 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Oct 2024
10 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Oct 2024
18 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Aug 2024
8 Catherine Wheel Gardens, Marlow Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2UJ
Sold Dec 2023
6 Catherine Wheel Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,074
Street avg £3,324
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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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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