8a, Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1AN
About 8a
8a is a semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 73 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (73–493 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 40.5% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £185,000. 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
Energy performance
8a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2026New BuildConditionsIn report
Erect detached house with Garage (variation to condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2023/05074 to vary the approved plans. Changes to the elevations as approved and minor changes to the internal floor layouts. - Reducing the roof pitch from 50 to 45 deg but keeping the ridge height as approved by increasing the height of the eaves. - Changing the dormers proposed to lead clad or similar material flat roof dormers. Enlarging some of the dormers to provide more internal light to first floor rooms. - Changing the approved pitched roof to the Sunlounge to a lead lined flat roof with roof lantern. - Changing the approved pitched roof over the Garage/Car Port/Utility to a lead lined flat roof. - Removing/changing or enlarging some of the windows and doors proposed externally to accommodate internal changes. - External landscape changes are minor apart from the northern boundary treatment where retaining structure has been extended to enclose whole area)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/00392
- May 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T004-T016 - Crown lift, where necessary, to achieve a lower crown height of 5m over the track in order to allow construction traffic and prevent damage to the trees. T010 Ash - Fell to ground level (agent considers the tree to be younger than the TPO). T013 Twin stem Cypress - Fell to ground level and retain stump (agent considers the tree to be younger than the TPO). All Hazel on the site is to be re-coppiced, where it is to be retained. All stems of dead Elm are to be removed. For info, as shown on Tree Constraints Plan RNapc/504/TCP/1 for planning application P/FUL/2023/050745: Trees T001, T003, T007 and T008 are to be removed. Hedge H001 is to be removed to enable a fence to be erected.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/02110
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 22 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2021Most recent
£185,000
+146.7%over 22 years26 March 1999
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1AN: £690,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BH21 1AN
4 Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1AN
Sold Sept 2025
£910,000Rowlands Court 4b, Apartment 4, Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1AN
Sold Nov 2023
£690,0008 Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1AN
Sold May 2020
£5,0006a, Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1AN
Sold Jan 2016
£418,00010 Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1AN
Sold Sept 2015
£1,750,000
Everything we know about 8a, 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 Rowlands Hill homes
Floor Area for 8a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,534
Street avg £3,241
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
39.9dB