Nursery Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DQ
About Nursery Cottage
Nursery Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across 2016–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 26.7% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
Planning history at Nursery Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Apple - Crown reduction by 1-2m and crown thin by 10% T2 Ash - Prune to give 2m clearance from the apple tree T1
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2024-7873-C
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 and T2 x2 Sycamore, fell by sections. T3 Ash tree, remove co-dominant stem.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2020-7873-B
What's in Nursery Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Nursery Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 1 year.
£387,500
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
15 June 2016Most recent
£387,500
+14.0%22 March 2016
£340,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in BH8 0DQ: £235,000 (2004–2004).
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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
0.9 km
Muscliff Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB