What kind of home is Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD?

Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD sell for?

Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD last sold for £175,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £111,000 in January 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between January 2012 and June 2021, Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD rose from £111,000 to £175,000, a change of £64,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD?

The current EPC rating for Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD?

Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH5 1BD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD use?

The latest EPC at Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD?

Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD in?

Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH5 postcode district.

Is Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD in a safe area?

Police records around Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD 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 Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD?

The closest primary school to Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD is Bethany Church of England Junior School (694m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth (1.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD?

The closest bus stop to Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, BH5 1BD is Boscombe Spa Road, 143m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1BD

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Flat 5

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

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 47 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Sold June 2021 for £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 35.1% 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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
ConciergeYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2021

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2021from Jun 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatFreeholdEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 12 Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 5 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.

Flat 5 saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£179,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£175,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2021Most recent
£175,000
+4.8%over 3 years
4 June 2018
£167,000
+3.4%over 1 year
24 August 2016
£161,500
+45.5%over 4 years
18 January 2012
£111,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1BD: £186,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in BH5 1BD

On the street

Versus other Boscombe Spa Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,723

Street avg £2,916

Above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 63 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Boscombe Spa Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Bethany Church of England Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH5 1BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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