Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Avon Farm Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Avon, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
11 years since the last transfer (October 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 29.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 12 EPCs).
2 Avon Farm Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 February 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
2 Avon Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
2 Avon Farm Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 12 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 12 years.
30 October 2015Most recent
£290,000
+34.9%over 5 years27 November 2009
£215,000
+2.4%over 3 years23 April 2006
£210,000
+5.0%over 2 years5 December 2003
£199,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 7BQ: £268,000 (2021–2006).
62 Ringwood Road, Avon, Christchurch, BH23 7BQ
Sold Mar 2021
3 Avon Farm Cottages, Ringwood Road, Avon, Christchurch, BH23 7BQ
Sold Jul 2015
4 Avon Farm Cottages, Ringwood Road, Avon, Christchurch, BH23 7BQ
Sold Oct 2006
1 Avon Farm Cottages, Ringwood Road, Avon, Christchurch, BH23 7BQ
Sold Sept 2006
5 Avon Farm Cottages, Ringwood Road, Avon, Christchurch, BH23 7BQ
Sold Aug 2004
Floor Area for 2 Avon Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,717
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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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
2.5 km
Moors Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Sopley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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