Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH
EPC B
Estimated value
£224,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£245,000)-9%
- Against BH5 1LH's recent median (£260,000)-14%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£224,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£245,000)-9%
- Against BH5 1LH's recent median (£260,000)-14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Sarah Court is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH5 1LH. 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
51 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in BH5 1LH
5 sales, median £260,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
1 October 2022Most recent
£245,000
+33.5%over 14 years14 May 2008
£183,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1LH: £260,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BH5 1LH
Flat 3, 14 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH
Sold Oct 2025
£210,00030 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH
Sold Oct 2025
£500,000Flat 2, 14 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH
Sold Apr 2025
£205,00032a, Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH
Sold Jan 2024
£451,000Sarah Court, 3, 12 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH
Sold May 2023
£260,000
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2 potential issues have already been flagged for Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- 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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About Sarah Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sarah Court is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Sarah Court (51–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 78). The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 117% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Sarah Court ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Sept 2022EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 September 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Sarah Court has no planning applications on record.
5
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Chessel Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Sarah Court outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,804
Street avg £2,831
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bournemouth district page.
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
0.3 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary272m
- Pokesdown Community Primary SchoolPrimary695m
- King's Park AcademyPrimary871m
- St James' Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary1.0km
Nearest stops
- Westby RoadBus stop105m
- Shelley ManorBus stop216m
- Portman RoadBus stop232m
- Penrith RoadBus stop263m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences424 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour312 reports24%
- Other Theft103 reports8%
- Criminal Damage & Arson87 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH5 1LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Sarah Court is modelled from its 51 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH5 1LH. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Sarah 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 Sarah Court was lodged in September 2022 at band B and is valid until September 2032. 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 Sarah 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 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BH5 1LH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Sarah 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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