12 Colemere Gardens, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AS

12 Colemere Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 43.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.