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Fairhaven, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU

Extendable3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
163 m²
1755 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fairhaven

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Fairhaven sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fairhaven, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Fairhaven is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jul 2021
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2021
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Common Beech (T1): Fell to ground level.

    Council
    East Dorset
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    3/21/0613/TTPO
    View planning record
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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.

Fairhaven valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£687,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£530,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 August 2019Most recent

    £530,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 2QU: £314,250 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Giddy Lake homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fairhaven is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,252

Street avg £3,039

On par

Floor Area

163 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH21 2QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fairhaven, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.