What kind of home is 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD is a 2-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD sell for?

6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD last sold for £212,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £101,903 in October 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

Across 5 sales between October 2001 and October 2025, 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD rose from £101,903 to £212,000, a change of £110,097. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BH8 8PD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD use?

The latest EPC at 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD in?

6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

Police records around 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

The closest primary school to 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD is Malmesbury Park Primary School (290m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth (1.2km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD?

The closest bus stop to 6 Wessex Gate, BH8 8PD is St Andrews Church, 112m away. The nearest rail option is Bournemouth Rail Station, 753m away.

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6 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD

5 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Wessex Gate

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Wessex Gate is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 8PD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 75 m² this is the 24th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £212,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 75 m² it's 23% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Parkingallocated
Corner plotYes

Building

Heating systemgas
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Wessex Gate, Malmesbury Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Wessex Gate has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

34applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£217,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£212,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

15 October 2025Most recent
£212,000
+21.1%over 9 years
7 July 2016
£175,000
+10.1%over 9 years
28 June 2007
£159,000
+9.7%over 2 years
19 November 2004
£145,000
+42.3%over 3 years
25 October 2001
£101,903

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 8PD: £222,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in BH8 8PD

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Versus other Wessex Gate homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 6 Wessex Gate lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,827

Street avg £2,649

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Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH8 8PD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

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Everything within walking distance

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