What type of property is Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is a mid-terrace house.

When did Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA last change hands?

Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA last sold for £121,000 in August 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £39,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Across 4 sales between January 1997 and August 2016, Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA rose from £39,000 to £121,000, a change of £82,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The current EPC rating for Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (666 sq ft). That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH1 1BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA heated?

The latest EPC at Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA located?

Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH1 postcode district.

What is crime like near Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Police records around Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA show an average of 13 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (30% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest primary school to Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is St Michael's Church of England Primary School (707m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth (797m).

What transport links are near Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest bus stop to Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is Bournemouth Square, 58m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 4th

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

62 m²

666 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Digby Chambers

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Digby Chambers is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 666 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 62 m² this is the 4th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Digby Chambers, where floor areas span 39–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 19.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Digby Chambers's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2021

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Digby Chambers, Flat 12, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Digby Chambers 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

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Digby Chambers has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£145,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£121,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

1 August 2016Most recent
£121,000
+21.1%over 13 years
7 October 2002
£99,950
+34.2%over 1 year
22 April 2001
£74,500
+91.0%over 4 years
17 January 1997
£39,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 1BA: £177,000 (2022–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Post Office Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Digby Chambers lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,955

Street avg £2,126

Below

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bournemouth Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH1 1BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Low

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