8 Ballard Road, Poole, BH15 1RA
About 8 Ballard Road
8 Ballard Road is a semi-detached house in Poole (BH15 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 80 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Planning history
8 Ballard Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Balcony to front of property
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/18/00239/F
- Sept 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Infill the area between existing dormer windows on the rear elevation. (Retrospective Application)
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/34159/004/F
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Ballard Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Ballard Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£319,000
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 BH15 1RA: £398,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 8 Ballard Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Ballard Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 Ballard Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ballard Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Old Town Infant School and Nursery. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB