Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£111,000
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£111,000
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The estimate for The Old Sorting Office is modelled from its 28 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH1 1AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
28 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2017
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in BH1 1AX
5 sales, median £141,000 (2024–2021)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Latest sale on The Old Sorting Office was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
14 August 2025Most recent
£95,000
-30.1%over 6 years30 November 2018
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 1AX: £141,000 (2024–2021).
The Old Sorting Office, 81, 5 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AX
Sold Apr 2024
The Old Sorting Office, 33, 5 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AX
Sold Dec 2023
The Old Sorting Office, 82, 5 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AX
Sold Jun 2023
The Old Sorting Office, 35, 5 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AX
Sold Feb 2022
The Old Sorting Office, 38, 5 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AX
Sold Dec 2021
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The Old Sorting Office is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft) and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 4th smallest of 84 units on EPC record in The Old Sorting Office, where floor areas span 26–48 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £95,000. At 28 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (34 m² median across 83 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 is 16.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm.
The Old Sorting Office's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 August 2027
The Old Sorting Office has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
On price per m², The Old Sorting Office runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,393
Street avg £4,574
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 34 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 0.8 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 8 years
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bournemouth Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth. 9 schools nearby.
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