12a, Flat 1, Portman Terrace, Seabourne Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2HP
About 12a
12a is an end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 2HP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 54 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
12a 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
12a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 2HP: £197,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Portman Terrace homes
On epc rating, 12a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Fishermans Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pokesdown Community Primary School. 19 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







