6 Barrow Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 0HY
About 6 Barrow Drive
6 Barrow Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) 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 July 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 75.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £268,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding for use as a garden studio/art/relaxation room
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2022-28592-A
What's in 6 Barrow Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 0HY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£268,000
+28.8%over 5 years21 September 2015
£208,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in BH8 0HY: £185,000 (2022–2010).
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Versus other Barrow Drive homes
6 Barrow Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,061
Street avg £2,301
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mountbatten Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Jewell Academy Bournemouth. 22 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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB