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

4 sales on record
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
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 2 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 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% 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 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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 2)
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

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Mar 2012
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.

Notable planning nearby

7applications 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.

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

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£200,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 15 years.

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).

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On the street

Versus other Richmond Wood Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 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 £3,596

Below

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly 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.

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

Crime

14/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about First Floor Flat, 12 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.