8 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
About 8 Leigh Road
8 Leigh Road is a detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Leigh Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Yew: Overall reduction by up to 1m.. T2 Amelanchier: Remove secondary lower branches. T3 Lilac: Reduce height to 3m. T4 Mock Orange: Reduce to previous pruning points, approximately 3m in height. T6 Cercidiphyllum: Reduction by up to 2.4m in spread and height. T7 Purple Plum: Reduce by 0.5m. T9 Laurel: Trim back from around existing shrubs.
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/1723/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
8 Leigh Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£416,000
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 BH21 1AF: £198,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BH21 1AF
16 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF
Sold Nov 2025
£153,50018 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
£198,000
Everything we know about 8 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
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB