What type of property is 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW?

8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW sell for?

8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW last sold for £356,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £124,000 in September 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW changed over time?

Across 5 sales between September 2001 and September 2021, 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW rose from £124,000 to £356,000, a change of £232,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. It has dropped from a D recorded in September 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW?

8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (1,507 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 55% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BH21 6SW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW?

8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW located?

8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW sits in Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Wimborne. It falls within the BH21 postcode district in Dorset.

What is crime like near 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW?

Police records around 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW?

The closest primary school to 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW is Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School (152m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Emmanuel Church of England Middle School (2.2km).

How well connected is 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW?

The closest bus stop to 8 Bay Close, BH21 6SW is Joys Road, 169m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Bay Close, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6SW

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

140 m²

1507 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Bay Close

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

8 Bay Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 6SW). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 36 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. Sold September 2021 for £356,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageDouble, Detached

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Bay Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bay Close, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bay Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

8 Bay Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£369,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£356,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£356,000
+25.8%over 5 years
15 September 2016
£283,000
+25.8%over 3 years
1 March 2013
£225,000
+57.3%over 10 years
25 April 2002
£143,000
+15.3%over 7 months
12 September 2001
£124,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 6SW: £395,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BH21 6SW

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On the street

Versus other Bay Close homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Bay Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,543

Street avg £2,796

Below

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Wimborne report

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

0.2 km

Joys Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH21 6SW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH21 6SW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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