House prices in BH23 5 (Highcliffe)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BH23 5' (Highcliffe, Christchurch) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BH23 5'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BH23 5", 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 Highcliffe.

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

Price per square metre

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

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. Flat 16 Claire Court, 235, Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, sold for £280,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 82 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,414.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,700-£5,000, £5,000-£5,300, £5,300-£5,600 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 269 sales in Highcliffe (BH23 5) that took place in the last two years.

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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 Highcliffe (BH23 5). Of the 269 transactions, half were sold for between £3,640 and £5,370 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BH23 5' is £4,470. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,370 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Highcliffe, 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 Highcliffe, Christchurch

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BH23 5' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BH23 3 Christchurch	£3,890 sqm	£4,570 sqm	£5,450 sqm
BH23 2 Christchurch	£3,670 sqm	£4,530 sqm	£5,170 sqm
BH23 4 Christchurch	£4,370 sqm	£5,340 sqm	£6,650 sqm
BH23 5 Highcliffe	£3,640 sqm	£4,470 sqm	£5,370 sqm
BH23 1 Christchurch	£3,530 sqm	£4,300 sqm	£5,490 sqm
BH23 6 Hurn	£4,820 sqm	£4,820 sqm	£4,820 sqm
BH23 8 Bransgore	£3,890 sqm	£4,690 sqm	£5,430 sqm
BH23 7 Burton	£3,870 sqm	£4,330 sqm	£4,980 sqm

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 5 (Highcliffe) 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.

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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 £sqm	Recent sales
Montagu Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5J	79 sqm	£3,740	38
Wortley Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5D	78 sqm	£3,737	32
Lymington Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5F	60 sqm	£3,915	32
Lymington Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5E	68 sqm	£3,546	32
Wortley Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5G	59 sqm	£3,426	29
Lymington Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5H	51 sqm	£2,887	28
Wharncliffe Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5D	111 sqm	£5,405	26
Braemar Drive, Highcliffe, BH23 5N	108 sqm	£5,354	18

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Stuart Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5F	61 sqm	£5,990	13
The Glen, Highcliffe, BH23 5F	92 sqm	£4,433	10

Stuart Road, Highcliffe, BH23 5F has seen 13 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £368,285). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 61 sqm, with an average price of £5,990 sqm. This £sqm average is £0 above the average for BH23 5. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Highcliffe 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	sqm	£/sqm
Flat 16 Claire Court, 235, Lymington Rd, Highcliffe, Christchurch	£280,000 Jul-2024	82	3,414
9, Buce Hayes Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch	£425,000 Jul-2024	82	5,182
5, Chantry Close, Highcliffe, Christchurch	£418,000 Jun-2024	106	3,943

See the entire list of all sales in Highcliffe (BH23 5) here.