Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Imber Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 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. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£864/sq ft) was about 174.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £800,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Oct 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 October 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Imber Drive 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.
Latest sale on 3 Imber Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£800,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£800,000
+88.2%over 3 years3 January 2019
£425,000
+189.7%over 20 years27 November 1998
£146,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5BE: £580,000 (2025–2017).
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
£576,7501 Imber Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BE
Sold Feb 2022
£795,00011 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
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Imber Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,302
Street avg £4,099
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Christchurch district page.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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 5BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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