Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Nursery Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DQ
2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Nursery Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £505,000 is 30.3% above the 2016 sale price.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 August 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Aug 2015from May 2014
Hot Water
AverageGood
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Nursery Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Nursery Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Nursery Cottage, Throop Road, Bournemouth, BH8 0DQ
2decisions8documents
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in 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
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Nursery Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2016)
£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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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
265/mo
Falling 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH8 0DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
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