2a, Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER
About 2a
2a is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. At 85 m² this is the 25th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–201 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 32 units on file.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 November 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
34 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 4ER: £320,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH1 4ER
Flat 5, 3 Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER
Sold Oct 2025
£125,00017 Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER
Sold May 2025
£360,0007 Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER
Sold Apr 2023
£320,000Flat 4, 3 Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER
Sold Feb 2023
£134,00018 Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER
Sold Oct 2022
£431,000
Versus other Borthwick Road homes
2a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Palmerston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB