Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Park Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Burton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 425.5% above the 1998 sale of £47,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 68.6% below the postcode norm.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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12 Park Close has no planning applications on record.
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12 Park Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 3 years.
£47,950
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 3 years.
6 March 1998Most recent
£47,950
+19.9%over 2 years10 August 1995
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH23 7JX: £262,500 (2022–2017).
5 Park Close, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7JX
Sold Jul 2022
13 Park Close, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7JX
Sold Oct 2020
20 Park Close, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7JX
Sold Jul 2017
21 Park Close, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7JX
Sold Nov 2014
2 Park Close, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7JX
Sold Nov 2011
12 Park Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£727
Street avg £2,796
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Priory View Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Burton Church of England Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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