5 Southville Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JT
About 5 Southville Road
5 Southville Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2JT). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £665,000 sits 440.7% above the 1999 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
5 Southville Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,155 · Includes VAT
Planning history
5 Southville Road 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
5 Southville Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£665,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£123,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 1999Most recent
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH5 2JT: £415,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in BH5 2JT
16 Southville Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JT
Sold Mar 2022
£460,00018 Southville Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JT
Sold Jan 2022
£415,0007 Southville Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JT
Sold Mar 2020
£440,0002 Southville Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JT
Sold Jan 2017
£250,0008 Southville Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JT
Sold Jul 2016
£277,000
Versus other Southville Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Southville Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£778
Street avg £2,430
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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. 21 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
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







