5 Chaucer Close, Wimborne, BH21 1DP
About 5 Chaucer Close
5 Chaucer Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Today's modelled estimate of £856,000 sits 54.2% above the 2015 sale of £555,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Oak - Crown lift to 5m above ground level, crown thin by 20%. T2 Beech - Crown lift to 7m above ground level, crown thin by 25%, reduce selected upper laterals by up to 3m.
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/17/2127/TTPO
- Feb 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Erection of car port and workshop (demolition of existing garage) and replace existing single front dormer with 2 front dormers
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/15/1277/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
£856,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 2015Most recent
£555,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BH21 1DP: £438,250 (2018–1997).
Nearby sales in BH21 1DP
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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
0.3 km
Allenbourn School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Allenbourn Middle School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB