What kind of home is 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA?

12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA sell for?

12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA last sold for £540,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £159,950 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA?

Across 6 sales between March 1996 and May 2020, 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA rose from £159,950 to £540,000, a change of £380,050. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA?

12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (1,808 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BH21 2EA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA use?

The latest EPC at 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA?

12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA in?

12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA sits in Wimborne. It falls within the BH21 postcode district in Dorset.

Is 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA?

The closest primary school to 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA is Hayeswood First School (1.2km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ferndown Upper School (2.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA?

The closest bus stop to 12 Abbey Gardens, BH21 2EA is Fox Lane, 224m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Abbey Gardens, Wimborne, BH21 2EA

6 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

168 m²

1808 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Abbey Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Abbey Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £540,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 is 29.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Abbey Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Abbey Gardens, Wimborne, BH21 2EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Abbey Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£698,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£540,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

12 May 2020Most recent
£540,000
+10.7%over 3 years
2 December 2016
£488,000
+61.6%over 13 years
2 October 2003
£302,000
+52.5%over 4 years
22 April 1999
£198,000
+8.8%over 10 months
25 June 1998
£182,000
+13.8%over 2 years
22 March 1996
£159,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 2EA: £515,000 (2023–2016).

Nearby sales in BH21 2EA

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On the street

Versus other Abbey Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Abbey Gardens is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,214

Street avg £2,972

Above

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wimborne district page.

Full Wimborne report

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

Fox Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Hayeswood First School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH21 2EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH21 2EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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