What kind of home is Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is a semi-detached house.

When did Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA last change hands?

Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA last sold for £177,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £38,000 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA changed over time?

Across 6 sales between February 1997 and December 2021, Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA rose from £38,000 to £177,000, a change of £139,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The current EPC rating for Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in June 2024. It has dropped from a C recorded in March 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft). That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH1 1BA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA use?

The latest EPC at Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA in?

Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH1 postcode district.

Is Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA in a safe area?

Police records around Digby Chambers, Flat 2, 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.

What schools are near Digby Chambers, Flat 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest primary school to Digby Chambers, Flat 2, 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 2, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest bus stop to Digby Chambers, Flat 2, 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 2, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

6 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Digby Chambers

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

Digby Chambers is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. At 64 m² this is the 6th 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.

Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £177,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 140.1% 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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2024

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2024from Mar 2017

EPC improved fromC70toD61

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Digby Chambers, Flat 2, 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.

Price for Digby Chambers has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£186,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£177,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 December 2021Most recent
£177,000
+34.1%over 6 years
19 December 2014
£132,000
-10.2%over 7 years
24 May 2007
£147,000
+8.9%over 3 years
30 January 2004
£135,000
+95.7%over 3 years
18 October 2000
£69,000
+81.6%over 3 years
4 February 1997
£38,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 1BA: £170,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in BH1 1BA

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.

Digby Chambers is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,766

Street avg £2,072

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 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

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH1 1BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

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