First Floor Flat, 12 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH
About First Floor Flat
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 (115 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% 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.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 15 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£200,000
+4.2%over 2 years31 July 2018
£192,000
+37.1%over 4 years22 June 2014
£140,000
+1.4%over 8 years15 June 2006
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9DH: £175,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BH8 9DH
6 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH
Sold Jan 2025
£453,000Flat 1, 38 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH
Sold Aug 2024
£137,000Flat 2, 38 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH
Sold Aug 2024
£175,00034 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH
Sold Jul 2023
£224,00038 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH
Sold Mar 2023
£19,000
Versus other Richmond Wood Road homes
On epc rating, First Floor Flat stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,226
Street avg £3,056
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







