1a, Bracken Way, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5LW

1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Walkford, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 99.6% above the 2003 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 31.2% below the postcode norm. At 124 m² it's 28.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.