42 Grove Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BW
About 42 Grove Road
42 Grove Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in June 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 24.5% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Grove Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 42 Grove Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42 Grove Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 16 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2014Most recent
£400,000
+196.3%over 14 years19 April 2000
£135,000
+50.0%over 1 year1 October 1998
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1BW: £440,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 42 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
Floor Area for 42 Grove Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,077
Street avg £4,040
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
The Coach and Horses — 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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB