What kind of home is Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ last sold for £168,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £53,500 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ changed over time?

Across 6 sales between October 1999 and July 2022, Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ rose from £53,500 to £168,000, a change of £114,500. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

The current EPC rating for Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 60 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ use?

The latest EPC at Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ in?

Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ sits in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth. It falls within the BH5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

Police records around Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ 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 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

The closest primary school to Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ is Bethany Church of England Junior School (828m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy (1.9km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ?

The closest bus stop to Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, BH5 1DQ is Percy Road, 29m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 550m away.

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Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

6 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Flat 3

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

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file.

Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £168,000. Across the public record there are 6 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 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 120.4% 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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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.

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

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 3, 38 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 3 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£173,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£168,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

7 July 2022Most recent
£168,000
+12.0%over 14 years
1 November 2007
£149,995
+19.0%over 1 year
10 November 2005
£126,000
+14.5%over 2 years
7 August 2003
£110,000
+43.8%over 1 year
11 January 2002
£76,500
+43.0%over 2 years
28 October 1999
£53,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1DQ: £170,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in BH5 1DQ

On the street

Versus other Sea Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Flat 3 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,800

Street avg £2,144

Above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 60 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Percy Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Bethany Church of England Junior School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH5 1DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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