2 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
About 2 Howard Road
2 Howard Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sold June 2021 for £303,500. Across the public record there are 6 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. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 2 Howard Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Howard Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak T73 - crown lifting of pendulous tertiary and secondary branches over the parking bay at 2 Howard Road by 2m from the lowest branch tips (amended description of works). Holly x 2 within G3 on TPO - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m to line of main crown.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2022-5350-H
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Howard Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Howard Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.
£303,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2021Most recent
£303,500
+14.5%over 2 years1 November 2018
£265,000
+39.5%over 5 years12 September 2013
£190,000
+18.8%over 7 years23 May 2006
£160,000
+33.3%over 4 years11 October 2001
£120,000
+84.8%over 3 years9 January 1998
£64,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9DX: £262,500 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in BH8 9DX
2a, Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Dec 2021
£330,0002b, Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Aug 2021
£262,500Flat 1, 1 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Aug 2019
£262,000Flat 4, 11 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Jan 2017
£160,000Flat 2, 1 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Jun 2016
£180,000
Everything we know about 2 Howard Road, 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 Howard Road homes
2 Howard Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,035
Street avg £2,567
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Cromer Road
BH8 9BW
1 Longbarrow Close
BH8 9LL
1 Midwood Avenue
BH8 9LX
1 Cooper Dean Drive
BH8 9LN
1 Chapel Gardens
BH8 9BS
1 Chigwell Road
BH8 9HW
1 Castle Gate Close
BH8 9UH
1 Copsewood Avenue
BH8 9NG
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
0.1 km
Howard Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Malmesbury Park Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB