16 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
About 16 Wessex Gate
16 Wessex Gate is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH8 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 89.9% above the 2003 sale of £149,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 24 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2023Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Lawful development certificate for a proposed loft conversion with a rear dormer
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2023-3398-F
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
16 Wessex Gate changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 1 year.
£149,000
Growth on file: 20.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
17 January 2003Most recent
£149,000
+24.2%over 1 year23 November 2001
£119,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 8PD: £212,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH8 8PD
6 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
Sold Oct 2025
£212,00021 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
Sold Jul 2023
£222,00014 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
Sold Apr 2023
£300,00026 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
Sold Oct 2021
£205,0008 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
Sold Sept 2021
£182,000
Everything we know about 16 Wessex Gate, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Wessex Gate homes
On price per m², 16 Wessex Gate runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,886
Street avg £3,812
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Andrews Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Malmesbury Park Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB