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Digby Chambers, Flat 8, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£180,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£177,500)+1%
  • Against BH1 1BA's recent median (£170,000)+6%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. 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 03
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£180,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£177,500)+1%
  • Against BH1 1BA's recent median (£170,000)+6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Digby Chambers is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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

    63 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2025

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in BH1 1BA

    5 sales, median £170,000 (2022–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2022Most recent

    £177,500

    +206.0%over 23 years

  2. 22 January 1999

    £58,000

    +39.8%over 1 year

  3. 24 January 1997

    £41,500

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Digby Chambers, Flat 8, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • 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 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 63 m² this is the 5th 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 134.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £177,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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)
Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 December 2035

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2017from Sept 2015
EPC improved fromD65toC73
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Dec 2025from Mar 2017
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Digby Chambers, Flat 8, 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.

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

£2,817

Street avg £2,068

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

On par
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.
Full Bournemouth report

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 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era3rd Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Digby Chambers is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 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 December 2025 at band C and is valid until December 2035. 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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