3 Retreat Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BU
About 3 Retreat Road
3 Retreat Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £870,000 is 20.8% above the 2015 sale price. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Risks
planning & flood
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Retreat Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2016ConservatoryFullIn report
To replace polycarbonate conservatory roof & stained wooden windows/doors with a solid roof with slate finish and white PVCu windows and doors, to create a Garden Room.
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/16/1861/HOU
- Aug 2016ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of existing consevatory with a single storey garden room extension
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/16/1205/CLP
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Retreat Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£870,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 20 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2015Most recent
£720,000
+350.0%over 19 years25 May 1995
£160,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BH21 1BU: £516,250 (2016–1999).
Everything we know about 3 Retreat Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- 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
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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB