49 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AE
About 49 Leigh Road
49 Leigh Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
A recent sale: £519,500 in January 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
49 Leigh Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
49 Leigh Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Single Storey Side and Front Extensions as amended by plan received 15.1.2010 to amend design of front bay window
- Council
- East Dorset
- Reference
- 3/09/1137/HOU
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single Storey Side and Front Extensions
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/08/1283/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 49 Leigh 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
49 Leigh Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 29 years.
£519,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
16 January 2025Most recent
£519,500
+583.6%over 29 years27 July 1995
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1AE: £600,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 49 Leigh 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Leigh Road homes
On years held, 49 Leigh Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,440
Street avg £3,704
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
St John's Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB