8 Forest Way, Wimborne, BH21 7PB
About 8 Forest Way
8 Forest Way is a detached house in Wimborne (BH21 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 95.5% above the 2002 sale of £221,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Forest Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Forest Way
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Forest Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£221,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2002Most recent
£221,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 7PB: £380,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 8 Forest Way, 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 other Forest Way homes
8 Forest Way outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,278
Street avg £4,188
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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
Ferndown Industrial Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Ferndown Upper School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB