5 Alder Close, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7PF

5 Alder Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Burton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7PF). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 sits 50.6% above the 2007 sale of £277,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 5 EPCs).