8 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
About 8 Howard Road
8 Howard Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Howard Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Howard Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 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
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Sales history & valuation
8 Howard Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£757,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9DX: £278,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in BH8 9DX
2a, Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Dec 2021
£330,0002b, Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Aug 2021
£262,5002 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Jun 2021
£303,500Flat 1, 1 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Aug 2019
£262,000Flat 4, 11 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX
Sold Jan 2017
£160,000
Everything we know about 8 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
EPC Rating for 8 Howard Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
270 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 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