Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Kingsbere Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 87 m² this is the 20th 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, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold May 2021 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 June 2030
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Kingsbere Gardens has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
27 May 2021Most recent
£245,000
+308.7%over 24 years30 May 1996
£59,950
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
Floor Area for Kingsbere Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,816
Street avg £2,972
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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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