23a, Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
About 23a
23a is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 2AS). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 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 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 142% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 41 EPCs).
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Planning history
23a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
23a saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 3 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2022Most recent
£285,000
+4650.0%over 1 year16 February 2021
£6,000
-96.2%8 October 2020
£157,000
-25.6%19 April 2020
£211,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 2AS: £294,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BH5 2AS
23c, Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
Sold Oct 2024
£294,50018 Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
Sold Sept 2024
£680,0005 Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
Sold Sept 2022
£420,0009b, Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
Sold May 2022
£260,00039 Livingstone Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AS
Sold Dec 2021
£235,000
Versus other Livingstone Road homes
On price per m², 23a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,377
Street avg £2,987
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Darracott Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Pokesdown Community Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







