Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2a is a three-bedroom detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 757 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 40.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
2a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 July 2021
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2a has no planning applications on record.
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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
2a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 18 years.
£327,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 18 years.
12 March 2015Most recent
£327,500
+86.1%over 15 years26 May 1999
£176,000
+40.8%over 2 years7 February 1997
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5LT: £535,000 (2025–2017).
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Oct 2022
8 Chewton Common Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5LT
Sold Nov 2017
10 Chewton Common Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5LT
Sold May 2010
On floor area, 2a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,655
Street avg £3,748
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
Rothesay Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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