3 Birch Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 0LP
About 3 Birch Drive
3 Birch Drive is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the 8th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 58 m² it's 24.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Birch Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Birch Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 0LP: £142,000 (2023–2006).
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Versus other Birch Drive homes
On floor area, 3 Birch Drive stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Birch Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Jewell Academy Bournemouth. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB