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First Floor Flat, 12 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£212,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£200,000)+6%
  • Against BH8 9DH's recent median (£175,000)+21%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£212,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£200,000)+6%
  • Against BH8 9DH's recent median (£175,000)+21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for First Floor Flat is modelled from its 62 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH8 9DH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    62 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in BH8 9DH

    5 sales, median £175,000 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2021Most recent

    £200,000

    +4.2%over 2 years

  2. 31 July 2018

    £192,000

    +37.1%over 4 years

  3. 22 June 2014

    £140,000

    +1.4%over 8 years

  4. 15 June 2006

    £138,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9DH: £175,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for First Floor Flat, 12 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About First Floor Flat

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

First Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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(1 of 3)
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 March 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2013from Mar 2012
EPC improved fromC69toD60
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Mar 2022from Apr 2013
EPC improved fromD60toC76
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%79%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against First Floor Flat, 12 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.

7

But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Richmond Wood Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, First Floor Flat stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,226

Street avg £3,056

On par

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bournemouth district page.
Full Bournemouth report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

265/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St. Albans Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Malmesbury Park Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Malmesbury Park Primary SchoolPrimary706m
  • St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Queen's Park AcademyPrimary1.1km
  • Queen's Park Infant AcademyPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

  • St. Albans ChurchBus stop179m
  • Richmond Wood RoadBus stop181m
  • CharminsterBus stop200m
  • Howard RoadBus stop238m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,012 reports29%
  • Anti-social Behaviour752 reports22%
  • Shoplifting536 reports16%
  • Vehicle Crime256 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH8 9DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BH8 9DH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH8 9DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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£230k

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for First Floor Flat is modelled from its 62 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BH8 9DH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for First Floor Flat. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for First Floor Flat was lodged in March 2022 at band C and is valid until March 2032. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to First Floor Flat. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 29 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BH8 9DH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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