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3a, Alington Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7JX

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band B
Overview

About 3a

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

3a is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 107 m² this is the 25th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–299 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 32 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 107 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 39.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

3a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3a, Alington Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3a has no planning applications on record.

16

But the area is active

16 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 3a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£193,000

Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 October 2014Most recent

    £193,000

    +7.8%over 10 years
  2. 14 July 2004

    £179,000

    +86.5%over 3 years
  3. 4 July 2001

    £96,000

    +50.0%over 2 years
  4. 5 February 1999

    £64,000

    +146.2%
  5. 17 September 1998

    £26,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH3 7JX: £275,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Alington Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 3a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,804

Street avg £2,613

Below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bournemouth district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lowther Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Malmesbury Park Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH3 7JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BH3 7JX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH3 7JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3a, Alington Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7JX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.