42, Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, BH21 5NF
About 42
42 is a five-bedroom detached house in Wimborne St. Giles, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 5NF). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £1,020,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
42's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2025ApplicationIn report
Notification of proposed works. The replacement of 24 x wooden electricity pole structures
- Reference
- P/STA/2025/04807
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£1,007,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,020,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 2025Most recent
£1,020,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in BH21 5NF: £315,000 (2010–2003).
Everything we know about 42, 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 the street
EPC Rating for 42 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
St Giles Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB