Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ground Floor Flat is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 333.3% above the 1997 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 78.8% below the postcode norm.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 September 2035
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Ground Floor Flat's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 1 year.
£45,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 1 year.
12 August 1997Most recent
£45,000
+5.9%over 1 year30 May 1996
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9AQ: £135,000 (2024–2022).
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Sold Oct 2022
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Sold Jul 2022
Flat 4, 476 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ
Sold Apr 2022
On years held, Ground Floor Flat stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£634
Street avg £3,090
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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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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