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 1976-1982. Tenure is freehold. 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 and a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,000 in November 2018.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 September 2025
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Kingsbere Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Kingsbere Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 3 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 3 years.
9 November 2018Most recent
£285,000
+36.5%over 2 years24 March 2016
£208,850
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5BQ: £595,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold May 2025
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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
Kingsbere Gardens is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,276
Street avg £2,948
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB