Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 16 Wessex Gate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 24 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 £290,000 sits 94.6% 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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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Sept 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 September 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 16 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD
1decisions1extensions6documents34nearby
- Dec 2023Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in 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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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Wessex Gate changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2003)
£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
Versus other Wessex Gate homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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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Crime
265/mo
Falling 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH8 8PD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB
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