Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Buce Hayes Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 is 14.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£539/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 24 EPCs). Last sale on file: £400,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2026
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 August 2026
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1 Buce Hayes Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
27 September 2020Most recent
£400,000
+12.9%over 3 years15 December 2016
£354,330
+372.4%over 20 years20 March 1996
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5HJ: £468,500 (2025–2024).
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Sold Jan 2025
3 Buce Hayes Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5HJ
Sold Aug 2024
9 Buce Hayes Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5HJ
Sold Jul 2024
Floor Area for 1 Buce Hayes Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,797
Street avg £4,791
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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
0.3 km
Highcliffe Medical Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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