What type of property is Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA last sold for £178,000 in August 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £44,100 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between February 1997 and August 2018, Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA rose from £44,100 to £178,000, a change of £133,900. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The current EPC rating for Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. It has improved from a D recorded in August 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft). That makes it about 44% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH1 1BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA heated?

The latest EPC at Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA located?

Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

Police records around Digby Chambers, Flat 7, 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 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest primary school to Digby Chambers, Flat 7, 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 is the nearest station to Digby Chambers, Flat 7, Post Office Road, BH1 1BA?

The closest bus stop to Digby Chambers, Flat 7, 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 7, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

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 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Digby Chambers (39–115 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2018 for £178,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 296.2% 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 carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2017

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

—

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2017from Aug 2011

EPC improved fromD64toC73

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

SecondaryFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

100%80%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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Victorian-eraMid Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Digby Chambers, Flat 7, 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 quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£178,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

1 August 2018Most recent
£178,000
+174.1%over 19 years
11 October 1998
£64,950
+8.3%
18 June 1998
£60,000
+36.1%over 1 year
5 February 1997
£44,100

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 1BA: £177,000 (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 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,564

Street avg £1,952

Strongly above

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

8 years

Street avg 10 years

On par

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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