472b, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
About 472b
472b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 34 m² this is the 4th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 23 units on file.
Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 14% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 22 EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £129,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
472b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 3 years.
£129,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2022Most recent
£129,000
+7.5%over 3 years19 June 2019
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9AQ: £157,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BH8 9AQ
Flat 5, 476 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
Sold Jun 2024
£125,000Flat 6, 476 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
Sold Nov 2022
£135,000Flat 3, 476 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
Sold Oct 2022
£165,000Flat 4, 476 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
Sold Apr 2022
£157,000470b, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
Sold Dec 2020
£275,000
Everything we know about 472b, 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

Versus other Holdenhurst Road homes
472b is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,794
Street avg £3,120
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Queens Park Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
King's Park Academy. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB