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Digby Chambers, Flat 9, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA

6 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor mid floor
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
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 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 58 m² this is the 2nd 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 (March 2017) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 84.8% above the 2022 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 17 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £92,000. 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 2)
Mar 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2017from Apr 2016
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
0%80%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Digby Chambers, Flat 9, 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 doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£92,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2022Most recent

    £92,000

    -25.5%over 15 years
  2. 10 May 2007

    £123,500

    +54.5%over 4 years
  3. 5 November 2002

    £79,950

    +33.3%over 1 year
  4. 14 February 2001

    £60,000

    +50.2%over 2 years
  5. 28 September 1998

    £39,950

    +12.2%over 1 year
  6. 24 January 1997

    £35,600

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.

Floor Area for Digby Chambers lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,586

Street avg £2,150

Below

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 11 years

Strongly below
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

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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 9, Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.