17 Clare Lodge Close, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8NG

17 Clare Lodge Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Bransgore, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 8NG). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in April 2011. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 97.3% above the 2011 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 44.1% below the postcode norm.