Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Kingsbere Gardens is a semi-detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 77 m² this is the 11th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Kingsbere Gardens, where floor areas span 72–187 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 24 units on file.
Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £268,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 January 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Kingsbere Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 11 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 11 years.
30 June 2022Most recent
£268,000
+14.0%over 2 years21 May 2020
£235,000
-10.6%over 1 year25 April 2019
£263,000
+32.8%over 7 years16 October 2011
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5BQ: £595,000 (2025–2023).
20 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ
Sold Aug 2025
Kingsbere Gardens, Flat 8, 8 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ
Sold May 2025
7 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ
Sold Nov 2024
Kingsbere Gardens, Flat 4, 8 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ
Sold May 2023
Kingsbere Gardens, Flat 24, 12 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ
Sold Dec 2022
Price per m² for Kingsbere Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,481
Street avg £2,937
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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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
0.5 km
Highcliffe Medical Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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