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Get started25 Bute Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 sits 61% above the 2014 sale of £421,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).
25 Bute Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2024
25 Bute Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£421,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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25 Bute Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,788
Street avg £3,678
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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13 June 2014Most recent
£421,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5LE: £699,950 (2025–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
BH23 5LE
Rothesay Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB