What kind of home is Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN?

Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN sell for?

Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN last sold for £340,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £250,000 in May 2009, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2009 and March 2025, Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN rose from £250,000 to £340,000, a change of £90,000. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN?

The current EPC rating for Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in February 2023. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN?

Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN use?

The latest EPC at Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN?

Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN is in council tax band D.

Which area is Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN in?

Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH5 postcode district.

Is Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN in a safe area?

Police records around Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (74% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN?

The closest primary school to Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (739m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy (1.9km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN?

The closest bus stop to Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, BH5 1AN is Wollstonecraft Road, 103m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 690m away.

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Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AN

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Driftwood

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

Driftwood is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Driftwood (70–84 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band.

Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £340,000 — fresh data. Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 38.4% 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

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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.

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Driftwood, Apartment 9, 9 Byron Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Driftwood has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 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.

Latest sale on Driftwood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£312,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£340,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

21 March 2025Most recent
£340,000
+36.0%over 15 years
14 May 2009
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1AN: £295,000 (2021–2009).

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On the street

Versus other Byron Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Driftwood stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,857

Street avg £3,690

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Wollstonecraft Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH5 1AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH5 1AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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