Trouvaille, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DL
About Trouvaille
Trouvaille is a five-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (164 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,018,000 sits 391.8% above the 1996 sale of £207,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Trouvaille's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Trouvaille has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Trouvaille's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£1,018,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£207,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 1996Most recent
£207,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 0DL: £250,000 (2025–1996).
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Versus other Throop Road homes
On epc rating, Trouvaille runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£742
Street avg £3,251
Floor Area
279 m²
Street avg 224 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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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