8b, Carnarvon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EW
About 8b
8b is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 401 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 105.3% above the 2014 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 April 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8b 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
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2014Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH1 4EW: £210,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in BH1 4EW
Flat D, 16 Carnarvon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EW
Sold Feb 2026
£250,0002 Carnarvon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EW
Sold Jun 2023
£218,00034 Carnarvon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EW
Sold Feb 2023
£210,0008 Carnarvon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EW
Sold Jun 2022
£265,00040 Carnarvon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4EW
Sold Mar 2020
£213,130
Versus other Carnarvon Road homes
On epc rating, 8b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,038
Street avg £1,543
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Palmerston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







