3 Laurel Bank Cottages, Furzehill, Wimborne, BH21 4HH
About 3 Laurel Bank Cottages
3 Laurel Bank Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Furzehill, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 4HH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 15.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 91.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Laurel Bank Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Laurel Bank Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2018Most recent
£270,000
+37.1%over 8 years15 June 2010
£197,000
+6.5%over 6 years7 September 2003
£185,000
+219.0%over 7 years27 October 1995
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 4HH: £150,000 (2017–1997).
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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
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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
Stocks Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB