Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
80 m²
860 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 17 Amberwood Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Amberwood Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Walkford, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 860 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 65.4% above the 2013 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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.
17 Amberwood Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2021
Current Certificate
Jul 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 July 2021
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Amberwood Gardens 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.
17 Amberwood Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2013)
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2013Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 5RT: £655,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH23 5RT
15 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Feb 2025
£655,0001 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Feb 2025
£650,0002 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Jun 2024
£765,00035 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Jan 2024
£600,00037 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Sold Oct 2022
£756,500
Versus other Amberwood Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 17 Amberwood Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,694
Street avg £3,657
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
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.
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 5RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.