17 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AB
About 17 Leigh Road
17 Leigh Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wimborne (BH21 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2021 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 ash tree repollard to previous pruning point.
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/17/3233/TCA
- Jul 2015
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Sales history & valuation
17 Leigh Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 7 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2021Most recent
£335,000
+37.3%over 6 years11 June 2015
£244,000
+47.9%over 10 months28 July 2014
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1AB: £370,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH21 1AB
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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 Leigh Road homes
17 Leigh Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,403
Street avg £3,470
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Quarter Jack Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB