Bracken Court, Flat 4, 16 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
About Bracken Court
Bracken Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 78 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Bracken Court, where floor areas span 70–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £267,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at Bracken Court, Flat 4, 16 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T837 Monterey Cypress, fell. T840 Monterey Cypress, crown lift to statutory heights over the road. T846 Sycamore, T855 Cherry, T858 Monterey Cypress & T864 Cherry, fell.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2019-15226-H
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 22 years.
£267,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£267,000
+27.1%over 5 years6 October 2016
£210,000
+87.5%over 16 years16 July 2000
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 1HX: £225,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH1 1HX
Orchardleigh Park, Flat 3, 21 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
Sold Mar 2025
£225,000Dorset House, Flat 5, 23 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
Sold Sept 2021
£225,000Orchardleigh Park, Flat 16, 21 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
Sold Aug 2021
£206,550Orchardleigh Park, Flat 17, 21 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
Sold Jun 2021
£255,000Bracken Court, Flat 6, 16 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HX
Sold Jan 2021
£230,000
Versus other Dean Park Road homes
Bracken Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,423
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
13/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Braidley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

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