What type of property is Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH last sold for £245,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £183,500 in May 2008, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2008 and October 2022, Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH rose from £183,500 to £245,000, a change of £61,500. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH have?

The current EPC rating for Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (549 sq ft). That makes it about 46% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH5 1LH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH heated?

The latest EPC at Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH is in council tax band C.

Where is Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH located?

Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

Police records around Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH 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.

Which schools serve Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

The closest primary school to Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (272m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy (1.4km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH?

The closest bus stop to Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, BH5 1LH is Westby Road, 105m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 439m away.

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Sarah Court, 4, 12 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

51 m²

549 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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 118% 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

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.

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

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.

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£225,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£245,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

1 October 2022Most recent
£245,000
+33.5%over 14 years
14 May 2008
£183,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 1LH: £260,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BH5 1LH

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising 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.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH5 1LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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