Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
22 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 22 Castle Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
22 Castle Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 265.2% above the 2000 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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.
22 Castle Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2024
Current Certificate
Feb 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 February 2024
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 22 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
22 Castle Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application 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.
22 Castle Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2000Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 4LL: £420,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in BH23 4LL
27a, Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Sold Dec 2024
£420,00023 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Sold Oct 2024
£455,00024 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Sold Nov 2021
£472,0008 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Sold Aug 2019
£400,00027 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Sold Oct 2017
£330,000
Versus other Castle Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 22 Castle Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,322
Street avg £3,334
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
Hinton Wood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 4LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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60 dB
65 dB
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80 dB
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