Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Amberwood Gardens is a detached house in Walkford, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £650,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 May 2028
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1 Amberwood Gardens has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 1 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension, outbuilding and garage conversion.
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Price for 1 Amberwood Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£682,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 29 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 29 years.
19 February 2025Most recent
£650,000
+21.5%over 5 years26 September 2019
£535,000
+296.3%over 12 years25 March 2007
£135,000
+36.4%over 11 years3 September 1995
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5RT: £655,000 (2025–2021).
15 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Feb 2025
2 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Jun 2024
35 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Jan 2024
37 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Oct 2022
4 Amberwood House, Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Oct 2021
1 Amberwood Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,824
Street avg £3,650
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Bracken Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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