Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16b is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Burton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 39.8% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 October 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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16b has no planning applications on record.
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16b has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 16 years.
£232,500
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 16 years.
2 August 2012Most recent
£232,500
8 December 2006
£233,000
+164.8%over 7 years3 June 1999
£88,000
+24.4%over 3 years22 March 1996
£70,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 7HS: £300,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Sept 2023
Price per m²
£3,185
Street avg £3,108
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.1 km
Heathlands Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Burton Church of England Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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