Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Christchurch Lodge is a detached house in Hinton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7DU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Christchurch Lodge 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.
Christchurch Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£436,000
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.
Floor Area for Christchurch Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
205/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Hinton Admiral Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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