16 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
About 16 Leigh Road
16 Leigh Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 5th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £153,500. At 52 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 16% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Re-roof
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P/LBC/2023/05975
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Leigh Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 20 years.
£153,500
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2025Most recent
£153,500
+63.3%over 20 years11 November 2005
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1AF: £198,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in BH21 1AF
18 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
Sold Jun 2022
£300,0006a, Flat, Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
Sold Nov 2021
£355,00010a, Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
Sold Nov 2021
£157,000St Catherines Court, Flat 4, 36 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
Sold Oct 2020
£198,00010 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
Sold Aug 2018
£165,000
Everything we know about 16 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, 16 Leigh Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,952
Street avg £3,068
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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