12a, Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB
About 12a
12a is a mid-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 39), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017). Across 2017–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 42.6% per year.
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Energy performance
12a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
12a 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.
Sales history & valuation
12a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 42.6% per year over 1 year.
£221,000
Growth on file: 42.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
6 December 2017Most recent
£221,000
+42.6%17 August 2017
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1DB: £124,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BH5 1DB
10a, Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB
Sold Nov 2023
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Sold Nov 2023
£130,000Flat 5, 16 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB
Sold Aug 2022
£110,000Flat 2, 16 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB
Sold Mar 2022
£124,000Flat 1 6, 16 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB
Sold Dec 2020
£80,000
Versus other Sea Road homes
EPC Rating for 12a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,797
Street avg £2,203
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Palmerston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
King's Park Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB