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8 Dover Road, Poole, BH13 6DZ

Extendable14 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
309 m²
3326 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Dover Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Dover Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH13 6DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 309 m² (around 3326 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 14 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,013,000 is 27% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 109.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £1,585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms7
  • Bathrooms3

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

8 Dover Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EDetached over 300m²

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Dover Road, Poole, BH13 6DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A tree works application was refused at 8 Dover Road in 2025.

14 applications on record at 8 Dover Road, Poole, BH13 6DZ

1 live now
13decisions26documents5nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. May 2002
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    13 Birch Trees, Fell. 4 Birch Trees, remove one limb/stem from each. 1 Elm, remove one limb. 1 Lawson Cypress, fell. TPO Ref: 1 (area) 1951. Parks Ref: 76/02.

    Reference
    02/04783/902/X
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • The 26 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Dover Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£2,013,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,585,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £1,585,000

    +118.6%over 19 years
  2. 30 August 2001

    £725,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH13 6DZ: £2,200,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Dover Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Dover Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£5,129

Street avg £4,148

Strongly above

Floor Area

309 m²

Street avg 372 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Dover Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

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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 Poole district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

The Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Heatherlands Primary School. 11 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 BH13 6DZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BH13 6DZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH13 6DZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Dover Road, Poole, BH13 6DZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.