Vine Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN

Vine Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 43.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 142.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).