Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Gorse Bank Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4FR
EPC B5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
220 m²
2368 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
About 1 Gorse Bank Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Gorse Bank Close is a detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 4FR). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2017) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 220 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (186 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,200,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
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Current Certificate
Jun 2017EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 June 2027
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Gorse Bank Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4FR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 1 Gorse Bank Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
5 applications on record at 1 Gorse Bank Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4FR
5decisions22documents1nearby
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T7 Scots Pine, T8 Thuja, T9 Thuja, T10 Thuja, T11 Thuja, T12 Thuja, T13 Thuja, T14 Dawn Redwood, T15 Redwood, T16 Thuja - Crown lift to statutory heights over footpath 2.5m and 5.2m over highway. .
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 8/16/1969/TTPO
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2025Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2022Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Gorse Bank Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2016.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.2% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 32.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£1,200,000
+380.0%over 5 years17 July 2016
£250,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in BH23 4FR: £870,000 (2017–2015).
Versus other Gorse Bank Close homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 1 Gorse Bank Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,455
Street avg £4,411
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 197 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.1 km
Saufland Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Highcliffe School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 4FR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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