Fairhaven, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
About Fairhaven
Fairhaven is a four-bedroom detached house in Wimborne (BH21 2QU). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 is 29.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in August 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Fairhaven sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Fairhaven is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
English Oak T1: Deadwood. Reduce heavily weighted secondary branches by up to 3 meters back from property. Common Beech T2: Crown lift by removing first primary low limb on garden property side and remove adjacent lower limbs on roadside. 20% crown thin concentrating on branch ends with a cut diameter not exceeding 40mm.
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/1190/TTPO
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Common Beech (T1): Fell to ground level.
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/0613/TTPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fairhaven valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£687,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2019Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 2QU: £314,250 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BH21 2QU
Westering, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Jul 2025
£690,0002 Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Jan 2022
£314,250Bells House, Flat 5, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Jul 2019
£299,950Bells House, Flat 2, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Apr 2018
£187,500Bells House, Flat 3, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Dec 2017
£270,000
Everything we know about Fairhaven, 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 Giddy Lake homes
Fairhaven is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,252
Street avg £3,039
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.3 km
Onslow Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Allenbourn Middle School. 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB