The Grove, 1, 25 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
About The Grove
The Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH13 6DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 172 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 38 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£467/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £865,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at The Grove, 1, 25 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
- Aug 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T14 - Scots Pine - Prune secondary and tertiary limbs to east and west to provide 2m separation from buildings. Remove 2 lowest primary limbs growing south and south-west. TPO 70/1996
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/17/00490/X
- More recent applications — locked
- FullFeb 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£850,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£865,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 September 2021Most recent
£865,000
16 August 2016
£865,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH13 6DQ: £760,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BH13 6DQ
The Gables, Flat 5, 19 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
Sold Nov 2025
£166,000The Grove, 3, 25 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
Sold Apr 2025
£760,000Silwood, 2, 5 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
Sold Feb 2025
£575,000The Grove, 2, 25 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
Sold Jan 2025
£792,500Silwood, 6, 5 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ
Sold Jan 2023
£804,166
Versus other Forest Road homes
The Grove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,029
Street avg £4,617
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Herbert Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







