17 Bower Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9HQ
About 17 Bower Road
17 Bower Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1424 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 117.5% above the 2003 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Bower 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Bower Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Bower Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 2 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2003Most recent
£275,000
+16.0%over 2 years31 October 2001
£237,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9HQ: £695,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HQ
Everything we know about 17 Bower 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 Bower Road homes
17 Bower Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,078
Street avg £3,934
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.7 km
Mallard Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Bishop of Winchester Academy. 26 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB