Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Castle Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Castle Avenue is a semi-detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £368,000 sits 425.7% above the 1998 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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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
Mar 2026EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 March 2036
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 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.
5 Castle Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 1998Most recent
£70,000
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.
On price per m², 5 Castle Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£986
Street avg £3,352
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 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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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
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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