3 Dibden Close, Bournemouth, BH8 0EN
About 3 Dibden Close
3 Dibden Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH8 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 25.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2014.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
3 Dibden Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Dibden Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2024-29115
What's in 3 Dibden Close, Bournemouth, BH8 0EN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 20 years.
£133,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2014Most recent
£133,000
+259.5%over 19 years6 January 1995
£37,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 0EN: £209,850 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BH8 0EN
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Versus other Dibden Close homes
3 Dibden Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,167
Street avg £3,015
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 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
0.1 km
John Pound House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Muscliff Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB