What type of property is 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ?

418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ?

418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ last sold for £450,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ have?

The current EPC rating for 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ is F with a score of 30 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ?

418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,119 sq ft). That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH21 7AJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ heated?

The latest EPC at 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ have?

418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ has 3 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ?

418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ is in council tax band E.

Where is 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ located?

418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ sits in Wimborne. It falls within the BH21 postcode district.

Is 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ in a safe area?

Police records around 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ 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 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ?

The closest primary school to 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ is Colehill First School (1.1km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill (338m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ?

The closest bus stop to 418 Merrifield, BH21 7AJ is St Michaels School, 373m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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418 Merrifield, Wimborne, BH21 7AJ

8 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

104 m²

1119 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 30

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 418 Merrifield

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

418 Merrifield is a detached house in Wimborne (BH21 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (198 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 115.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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

418 Merrifield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F30

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 418 Merrifield, Wimborne, BH21 7AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

418 Merrifield has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Jul 2024
AnnexConditions
In report
Replacement annexe (with variation to condition 2 of planning approval P/HOU/2022/08027 - To amend plans to reduce the footprint and scale of development)
Documents
18 docs on file
Reference
P/VOC/2024/02600
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Jun 2023
Amendment
In report
Non Material Amendment to planning permission P/HOU/2022/08027: To amend wording of condition 6 (foundation design)
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
P/NMA/2023/03275
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£450,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 January 2021Most recent
£450,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 7AJ: £385,000 (2018–2004).

Nearby sales in BH21 7AJ

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On the street

Versus other Merrifield homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

418 Merrifield outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,327

Street avg £2,160

Strongly above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 201 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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

0.4 km

St Michaels School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH21 7AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH21 7AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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