12 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL

12 Castle Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 74.1% above the 2011 sale of £247,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in October 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.