Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£129,000
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
£129,000
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The estimate for The Old Sorting Office is modelled from its 34 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
34 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2017
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in BH1 1AX
5 sales, median £140,000 (2025–2022)
| 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 highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
29 April 2020Most recent
£245,000
+88.5%over 2 years13 March 2018
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 1AX: £140,000 (2025–2022).
The Old Sorting Office, 21, 5 Albert Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1AX
Sold Aug 2025
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
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The Old Sorting Office is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2017 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 34 m² this is the 42nd 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 top.
Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 47.3% below the 2020 sale of £245,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£669/sq ft) was about 57.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £245,000.
The Old Sorting Office's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 August 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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.
Price per m² for The Old Sorting Office runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,206
Street avg £4,528
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 34 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 0.8 t/year
Years Held
6 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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