20 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ

20 Haslemere Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £855,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.