What type of property is Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA last sold for £135,500 in May 2005, around 21 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £45,000 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Across 4 sales between February 1997 and May 2005, Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA rose from £45,000 to £135,500, a change of £90,500. That works out to roughly +14.4% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The current EPC rating for Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in March 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft). That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BH1 1BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA heated?

The latest EPC at Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA located?

Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Police records around Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA show an average of 283 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest primary school to Digby Chambers, Flat 3, 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 3, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest bus stop to Digby Chambers, Flat 3, 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 3, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£211,000

Since the 2005 sale (£135,500)+56%
Against BH1 1BA's recent median (£177,000)+19%

Newest record on this page: March 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Floor 01

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£211,000

Against its 2005 sale (£135,500)+56%
Against BH1 1BA's recent median (£177,000)+19%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Digby Chambers is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH1 1BA. 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.

What it's based on

Floor area
92 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2023
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in BH1 1BA
5 sales, median £177,000 (2022–2021)

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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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

5 May 2005Most recent
£135,500
+129.7%over 6 years
9 March 1999
£59,000
+10.3%over 1 year
29 September 1997
£53,500
+18.9%over 7 months
20 February 1997
£45,000

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

Nearby sales in BH1 1BA

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Digby Chambers

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

Digby Chambers is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since September 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 55.7% above the 2005 sale of £135,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 19.5% 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 3)

Mar 2023

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 March 2033

6 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2017from Sept 2008

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

Uninsulated SolidPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

100%80%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Mar 2023from Mar 2017

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Digby Chambers, Flat 3, 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.

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 outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,473

Street avg £2,158

Strongly below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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

Nearest schools

St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary707m
Livingstone Academy BournemouthAll-through797m
Livingstone Academy BournemouthAll-through797m
Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km

Nearest stops

Bournemouth SquareBus stop58m
Bourne AvenueBus stop147m
Hampshire CourtBus stop149m
Exeter RoadBus stop182m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,641 reports32%
Anti-social Behaviour1,416 reports28%
Criminal Damage & Arson325 reports6%
Other Theft315 reports6%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Digby Chambers is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH1 1BA. 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.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Digby Chambers. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Digby Chambers was lodged in March 2023 at band C and is valid until March 2033. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Digby Chambers. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BH1 1BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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