Throop House Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
About Throop House Cottage
Throop House Cottage is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Throop House Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Throop House Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£419,000
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 BH8 0DL: £250,000 (2025–1996).
Nearby sales in BH8 0DL
Deep Ford, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
Sold Jan 2025
£975,000The River Barn, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
Sold Oct 2014
£740,000The Old Dairy, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
Sold Apr 1997
£250,000Trouvaille, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
Sold Oct 1996
£207,000Throop House, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
Sold Jan 1996
£185,000
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Versus other Throop Road homes
Throop House Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 254 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Yeomans Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Muscliff Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB