1 Norwood Place, Bournemouth, BH5 2AT
About 1 Norwood Place
1 Norwood Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2AT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 13 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. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 19% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 23% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 44.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Norwood Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Norwood Place 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
1 Norwood Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.0% per year over 3 years.
£267,500
Growth on file: 19.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2018Most recent
£267,500
+62.1%over 2 years17 June 2015
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 2AT: £272,500 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in BH5 2AT
Versus other Norwood Place homes
On epc rating, 1 Norwood Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,821
Street avg £3,562
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 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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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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







