Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
172 m²
1851 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 18 Avenue Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Avenue Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Walkford, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5QH). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 sits 607.5% above the 1996 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 80.6% below the postcode norm. At 172 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 31 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jul 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 July 2033
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Avenue Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Avenue Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£93,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 1996Most recent
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5QH: £630,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH23 5QH
4 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH
Sold Mar 2025
£970,00022 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH
Sold Feb 2024
£606,25013 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH
Sold Dec 2022
£630,00051 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH
Sold Sept 2022
£722,00023 Avenue Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QH
Sold Mar 2022
£520,000
Versus other Avenue Road homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 18 Avenue Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£541
Street avg £3,520
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Christchurch district page.
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
0.2 km
Walkford Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH23 5QH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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