What type of property is Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ last change hands?

Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ last sold for £200,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £58,500 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

Across 3 sales between April 1995 and June 2021, Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ rose from £58,500 to £200,000, a change of £141,500. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ have?

The current EPC rating for Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in December 2013. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH5 1BQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ heated?

The latest EPC at Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ is in council tax band C.

Where is Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ located?

Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ sits in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth. It falls within the BH5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

Police records around Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ show an average of 93 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (17% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

The closest primary school to Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ is Bethany Church of England Junior School (888m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth (1.9km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ?

The closest bus stop to Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, BH5 1BQ is Michelgrove Road, 39m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 775m away.

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Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BQ

Notable views3 sales on record

Estimated value

£215,000

Since the 2021 sale (£200,000)+8%
Against BH5 1BQ's recent median (£268,000)-20%

Newest record on this page: July 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£215,000

Against its 2021 sale (£200,000)+8%
Against BH5 1BQ's recent median (£268,000)-20%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Mermaid Court is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH5 1BQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
53 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2013
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BH5 1BQ
5 sales, median £268,000 (2023–2021)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Mermaid Court has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Sales timeline

15 June 2021Most recent
£200,000
+21.2%over 13 years
11 July 2007
£165,000
+182.1%over 12 years
20 April 1995
£58,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1BQ: £268,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in BH5 1BQ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Mermaid Court

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

Mermaid Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Mermaid Court, where floor areas span 52–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
GarageYes
BalconyYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

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.

Mermaid Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Dec 2023

Current Certificate

Dec 2013

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 December 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mermaid Court, Flat 10, 42 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mermaid Court 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.

On the street

Versus other Sea Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Mermaid Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,774

Street avg £3,632

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Above

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

93/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Michelgrove Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Bethany Church of England Junior School. 15 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Bethany Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary888m
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant SchoolPrimary938m
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
King's Park AcademyPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

Michelgrove RoadBus stop39m
Boscombe Spa RoadBus stop140m
Burlington MansionsBus stop143m
Boscombe Spa RoadBus stop145m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences424 reports33%
Anti-social Behaviour312 reports24%
Other Theft103 reports8%
Criminal Damage & Arson87 reports7%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH5 1BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Mermaid Court is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH5 1BQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Mermaid Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Mermaid Court was lodged in December 2013 at band C and expired in December 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Mermaid Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BH5 1BQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: Mermaid Court is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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