18a, Crabton Close Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HL
About 18a
18a is a four-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 120 m² this is the 58th smallest of 62 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–239 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (25 versus a best of 75). Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 61 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. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 37.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 25.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 September 2026
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Planning history
18a 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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2009Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1HL: £187,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BH5 1HL
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Sold Nov 2025
£220,000Balatoni, Flat 5, 1 Crabton Close Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HL
Sold Mar 2025
£195,00012b, Crabton Close Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HL
Sold Jan 2025
£167,000Flat 4, 10 Crabton Close Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HL
Sold Sept 2024
£187,500Flat 1, 10 Crabton Close Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HL
Sold May 2024
£180,000
Versus other Crabton Close Road homes
18a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,375
Street avg £2,261
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
93/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Westby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







