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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Christchurch Town | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 23% | 10% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 75% | 8% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 132 | 5 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Flats | 39% | 36% | 22% |
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 24, Bargates | II | 110 m |
| 22, Bargates | II | 120 m |
| the Former Watch and Clock Fusee Chain Factory | II | 120 m |
| Drinking fountain and cattle trough | II | 190 m |
| Stour Cottage | II | 190 m |
| Priory Sports | II | 200 m |
| Electricity Museum (Former Christchurch Power Station) | II | 220 m |
| Bow House | II | 300 m |
| Midland Bank | II | 320 m |
| the Town Hall | II | 360 m |
| Walls in Druitt Gardens | II | 360 m |
| No 27, and Attached Front Railings, and Railed Wall at Side | II | 370 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Fairfield | Extension | 2026 | +38 m² | – |
| 23, Fairfield | Extension | 2026 | +36 m² | 6 → 6 |
| 9, Clarendon Road | Extension | 2026 | +22 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 15, Manor Road | Extension | 2026 | +81 m² | 5 → 6 |
| Flat 21, Fleur De Lis, 41, High Street | Extension | 2026 | +29 m² | – |
| 13, Wick Lane | Extension | 2026 | +44 m² | – |
| 18, Wick Lane | Extension | 2026 | +24 m² | 4 → 6 |
| 2, Portfield Close | Extension | 2026 | +16 m² | 4 → 4 |
| 77, Clarendon Road | Extension | 2025 | +18 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 43, Wickfield Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +112 m² | – |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Christchurch Town | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 10% | 9% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 11% | 13% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 83% | 88% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 10,055 | 10,096 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 8% | 9% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 19% | 18% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in South West, 11.9% (13,549 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Christchurch Town.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £13,700 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £5,544 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £24,344 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£53,400 |
| Money gone | £4,100 |
On these figures, extending loses about £20,244 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| 58, Fairmile Road |
|---|
| Extension |
| 2025 |
| +8 m² |
| 3 → 3 |
| 85, Wentworth Drive | Extension | 2025 | +15 m² | – |
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| Seven Knots, 7, Willow Way | Extension | 2025 | +58 m² | 4 → 6 |
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| 99a, Bargates | Extension | 2024 | +9 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 99a, Bargates | Loft conversion | 2024 | +9 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 13, Avon Buildings | Extension | 2024 | +11 m² | 3 → 3 |
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| 38, Beaconsfield Road | Extension | 2024 | +15 m² | – |
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| 8, Magdalen Lane | Extension | 2024 | +55 m² | 8 → 8 |
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| 43, Stour Road | Extension | 2024 | +67 m² | – |
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| 11, Hyde Mews | Extension | 2024 | +11 m² | – |
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| Flat 2, 84, Clarendon Road | Extension | 2024 | +21 m² | – |
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| 5, Stourbank Road | Extension | 2024 | +78 m² | – |
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| 6, Wickfield Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +129 m² | 5 → 9 |
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| 6, Wickfield Avenue | Loft conversion | 2024 | +129 m² | 5 → 9 |
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| 24, Wick Lane | Extension | 2024 | +18 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 48, Portfield Road | Extension | 2024 | +8 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 26, Wick Point Mews | Extension | 2024 | +57 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 14, Mill Road | Extension | 2024 | +18 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 12, Princess Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +32 m² | – |
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| 6, Princess Avenue | Extension | 2024 | +52 m² | – |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 80.9% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.4% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.4% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.