1 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
About 1 Imber Drive
1 Imber Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£859/sq ft) was about 199.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 August 2026
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Planning history
1 Imber Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 1 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
- Sept 2017Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion and alterations
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 8/17/1531/HOU
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2024Decision
- ExtensionDec 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Imber Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£790,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 14 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2022Most recent
£795,000
+89.3%over 4 years24 March 2017
£420,000
+20.9%over 8 years30 July 2008
£347,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5BE: £576,750 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BH23 5BE
7 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
Sold Nov 2025
£705,00017 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
Sold May 2025
£576,7503 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
Sold Oct 2022
£800,00011 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
Sold Sept 2021
£530,2505 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
Sold Mar 2017
£580,000
Versus other Imber Drive homes
1 Imber Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,244
Street avg £4,104
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Highcliffe Medical Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







