18b, Cromwell Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JN
About 18b
18b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2022 for £160,000. 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 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 16.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
18b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18b 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
18b has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2022Most recent
£160,000
-11.1%over 3 years1 August 2019
£180,000
+44.0%over 12 years3 August 2006
£125,000
+66.7%10 March 2006
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 2JN: £295,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in BH5 2JN
Versus other Cromwell Road homes
18b is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,556
Street avg £3,398
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.3 km
Pokesdown Community Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB