5 Mortimer Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9HP
About 5 Mortimer Road
5 Mortimer Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9HP). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).
At 119 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 213.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £447,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
5 Mortimer Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations and single storey extension to dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2021-16198-A
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Mortimer Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 26 years.
£447,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2021Most recent
£447,000
+413.2%over 25 years12 April 1995
£87,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9HP: £425,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HP
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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
5 Mortimer Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,756
Street avg £3,033
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.1 km
The Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Queen's Park Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB