Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Bracken Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Walkford, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1627 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 sits 64.8% above the 2012 sale of £338,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
2 Bracken Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 July 2021
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2 Bracken Way has no planning applications on record.
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2 Bracken Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 15 years.
£338,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 15 years.
3 May 2012Most recent
£338,000
+16.6%over 6 years19 January 2006
£290,000
+16.0%over 3 years9 January 2003
£250,000
+115.5%over 6 years18 November 1996
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5LW: £455,000 (2025–2022).
19 Bracken Way, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5LW
Sold Dec 2025
36 Bracken Way, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5LW
Sold Nov 2024
26 Bracken Way, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5LW
Sold Oct 2023
20 Bracken Way, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5LW
Sold Jan 2023
17 Bracken Way, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5LW
Sold Jul 2022
Floor Area for 2 Bracken Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,236
Street avg £3,722
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
205/mo
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Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bracken Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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