20a, Mortimer Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9HP
About 20a
20a is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9HP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 98 m² this is the 11th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 210.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £342,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
20a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a single storey, detached outbuilding for use as a personal office.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2023-28863-A
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
20a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 24 years.
£342,500
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2022Most recent
£342,500
+42.7%over 5 years29 June 2016
£239,950
+328.5%over 18 years9 October 1997
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9HP: £439,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HP
Everything we know about 20a, 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 Mortimer Road homes
20a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,495
Street avg £1,237
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
The Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Queen's Park Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB