Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Kingsbere Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 75 m² this is the 5th 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 top. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Kingsbere Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 July 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Kingsbere Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 26 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 26 years.
17 August 2021Most recent
£260,000
+13.0%over 4 years27 July 2017
£230,000
-2.1%over 1 year27 October 2015
£235,000
+207.2%over 19 years21 October 1996
£76,500
+1.3%over 1 year17 May 1995
£75,500
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
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Sold May 2023
Kingsbere Gardens, Flat 24, 12 Haslemere Avenue, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5BQ
Sold Dec 2022
On price per m², Kingsbere Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,467
Street avg £2,938
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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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