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Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
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 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 £214,000 sits 57.9% 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

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

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

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

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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.

3

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

£214,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£135,500

Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 May 2005Most recent

    £135,500

    +129.7%over 6 years
  2. 9 March 1999

    £59,000

    +10.3%over 1 year
  3. 29 September 1997

    £53,500

    +18.9%over 7 months
  4. 20 February 1997

    £45,000

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

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Digby Chambers

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bournemouth district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

13/mo

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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 road noise heatmap for BH1 1BA

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Digby Chambers, Flat 3, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.