Hicks Farm, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN
About Hicks Farm
Hicks Farm is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hicks Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024OtherIn report
Variation of condition 11 of planning permission 7-2021-7824-C to allow the SANG to open prior to the Vehicle Electric Charging Points operating and to align their availability with the car park opening hours. (Original Description of Development: Change of use to Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) together with the formation of an associated car park, access and infrastructure - Regulation 3).
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2023-7824-F
- Apr 2024OtherIn report
Variation of condition no. 18 of application 7-2021-7824-C to allow for the removal of carriageway markings to restrict parking/loading along a circa 15m stretch of Taylor Drive (Original Description of Development: Change of use to Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) together with the formation of an associated car park, access and infrastructure - Regulation 3).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2023-7824-E
What's in Hicks Farm, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Hicks Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£560,000
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 0DN: £380,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in BH8 0DN
Throop Mill Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN
Sold Dec 2024
£710,0004 Wood Row, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN
Sold Nov 2015
£380,000Vine Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN
Sold Jul 2015
£325,0001 Wood Row, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN
Sold Nov 2014
£397,0006 Wood Row, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN
Sold Mar 2003
£392,500
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Versus other Throop Road homes
Hicks Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
Throop Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Muscliff Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB