Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 White Cottages is a semi-detached house in Parley, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 6BB). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 February 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 White Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 White Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in BH23 6BB: £397,500 (2021–2014).
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Start your researchDaytime 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
0.7 km
Chapel Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
The Epiphany School. 7 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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