8 Gorse Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3SJ
About 8 Gorse Road
8 Gorse Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 3SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1589 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in August 2002. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 79.7% above the 2002 sale of £324,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
8 Gorse Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erect Conservatory to Rear, Build Up Gable Wall and Pitch Roof Over Existing Dining Room and Extend Existing Garage to Rear
- Council
- East Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/10/0903/HOU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Gorse Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Gorse Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.1% per year over 1 year.
£324,950
Growth on file: 16.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
11 August 2002Most recent
£324,950
+16.1%over 7 months14 January 2002
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 3SJ: £425,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in BH21 3SJ
4 Gorse Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3SJ
Sold Oct 2023
£875,00022 Gorse Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3SJ
Sold Nov 2022
£425,00019 Gorse Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3SJ
Sold Jun 2022
£500,00017 Gorse Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3SJ
Sold Jul 2019
£335,00011 Gorse Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3SJ
Sold Aug 2018
£385,000
Everything we know about 8 Gorse 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 Gorse Road homes
Floor Area for 8 Gorse Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,202
Street avg £3,277
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.4 km
Albert Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Henbury View First School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB