Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Amberwood House, Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Amberwood House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Amberwood House is a detached house in Walkford, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. 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 £433,000 sits 503.5% above the 1999 sale of £71,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 79.1% below the postcode norm.
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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.
5 Amberwood House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2023
Current Certificate
Jan 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 January 2023
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Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Amberwood House, Amberwood Gardens, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Amberwood House 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.
5 Amberwood House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£71,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 1999Most recent
£71,750
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.
Price per m² for 5 Amberwood House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£671
Street avg £3,816
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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
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