12a, Bure Homage Lane, Christchurch, BH23 4SQ

12a is a five-bedroom detached house in Christchurch (BH23 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £764,000 sits 96.4% above the 2007 sale of £389,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 47.6% below the postcode norm.