8 Branksea Close, Poole, BH15 4DR
About 8 Branksea Close
8 Branksea Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH15 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 18% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Branksea Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/17/01253/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 19 years.
£472,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
13 February 2017Most recent
£472,000
+29.3%over 10 years27 September 2006
£365,000
+180.8%over 7 years13 January 1999
£130,000
+8.3%over 8 months11 May 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 4DR: £500,000 (2023–2017).
Everything we know about 8 Branksea Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Branksea Close homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Branksea Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,827
Street avg £4,713
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Purbeck Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB