31 Grove Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BN
About 31 Grove Road
31 Grove Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 73.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £355,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
31 Grove Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erect a single-storey side extension and insert a roof light into the existing single-storey rear extension. Demolish current lean-to extension
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2024/03532
- Nov 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory and lean-to and erect new single storey rear extensions.
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/1554/HOU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Grove Road
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 31 Grove Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2021Most recent
£355,000
+42.6%over 7 years6 June 2013
£249,000
+20.9%over 6 years15 June 2006
£206,000
+39.2%over 3 years14 August 2002
£148,000
+15.6%over 9 months22 November 2001
£128,000
+158.6%over 6 years14 September 1995
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1BN: £298,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 31 Grove 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 Grove Road homes
On floor area, 31 Grove Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,817
Street avg £3,401
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
St John's Hill — 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB