What kind of home is 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX?

5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX sell for?

5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX last sold for £265,000 in May 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX?

The current EPC rating for 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in November 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX?

5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,104 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BH21 6YX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX use?

The latest EPC at 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX?

5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX in?

5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX sits in Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Wimborne. It falls within the BH21 postcode district in Dorset.

Is 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX 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.

What schools are near 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX?

The closest primary school to 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX is Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School (170m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Emmanuel Church of England Middle School (2.1km).

How well connected is 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX?

The closest bus stop to 5 Albany Drive, BH21 6YX is Juniper Close, 294m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Albany Drive, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6YX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

103 m²

1104 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Albany Drive

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

5 Albany Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 6YX). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1104 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 62.6% above the 2012 sale of £265,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012).

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Albany Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Albany Drive, Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, BH21 6YX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Albany Drive 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.

5 Albany Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£431,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2012)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 May 2012Most recent
£265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 6YX: £425,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BH21 6YX

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On the street

Versus other Albany Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 5 Albany Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,585

Street avg £3,628

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£416k

1 Hermitage Close, Church Road, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6QA

3 bed2 bath

£450k

1 Fryers Road, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6YT

3 bed

£475k

1 Greycot Close, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6XX

3 bed2 bath

£385k

1 Albany Drive, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6YX

3 bed

£367k

10 Bay Close, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6SW

3 bed

£339k

1 Camellia Close, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6UD

3 bed1 bath

£320k

10 Camellia Close, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6UD

3 bed

£477k

10 Dymewood Road, Three Legged Cross

BH21 6PA

4 bed

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.

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

0.3 km

Juniper Close — 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 6YX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH21 6YX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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