House prices in BH23 3 (Christchurch)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BH23 3' (Christchurch) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BH23 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BH23 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Christchurch.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Christchurch is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 3, Ladysmith Close, Christchurch, sold for £380,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 990 square feet, the price per sqft is £383.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. Convert this site to square meters.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £571-£603, £603-£636, £636-£668 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 208 sales in Christchurch (BH23 3) that took place in the last two years.

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Christchurch (BH23 3). Of the 208 transactions, half were sold for between £361 and £506 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'BH23 3' is £424. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £506 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Christchurch

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Christchurch. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Christchurch

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BH23 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BH23 3 Christchurch	£361 sqft	£424 sqft	£506 sqft
BH23 2 Christchurch	£340 sqft	£420 sqft	£480 sqft
BH23 4 Christchurch	£405 sqft	£496 sqft	£617 sqft
BH23 5 Highcliffe	£338 sqft	£415 sqft	£498 sqft
BH23 1 Christchurch	£327 sqft	£399 sqft	£510 sqft
BH23 6 Hurn	£447 sqft	£447 sqft	£447 sqft
BH23 8 Bransgore	£361 sqft	£435 sqft	£504 sqft
BH23 7 Burton	£359 sqft	£402 sqft	£462 sqft

Will Christchurch house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BH23 3 (Christchurch) compared with both the wider area BH23 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Christchurch to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Christchurch and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Mudeford Lane, Christchurch, BH23 3H	914 sqft	£518	29
Stanpit, Christchurch, BH23 3L	0 sqft	£542	21
Edward Road, Christchurch, BH23 3E	893 sqft	£296	17
Russell Drive, Christchurch, BH23 3T	807 sqft	£413	15
Pauntley Road, Christchurch, BH23 3J	0 sqft	£497	15
Amethyst Road, Christchurch, BH23 3E	785 sqft	£318	14
Lingwood Avenue, Christchurch, BH23 3J	0 sqft	£554	14
Rodney Drive, Christchurch, BH23 3J	721 sqft	£366	13

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Raw data

Our analysis of Christchurch is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
3, Ladysmith Close, Christchurch	£380,000 Jul-2024	990	383
35, Le Patourel Close, Christchurch	£295,000 Jun-2024	602	489
91, Mudeford Lane, Christchurch	£525,000 Jun-2024	893	587

See the entire list of all sales in Christchurch (BH23 3) here.