20 Bower Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9HQ
About 20 Bower Road
20 Bower Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £625,000 in August 2021. 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 2022.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
20 Bower Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Bower Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9HQ
- Aug 2022OutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed roof extensions to form new 2nd floor level with roof lights and Juliet balcony
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2022-19932-C
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Sales history & valuation
20 Bower Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£625,000
+62.3%over 15 years11 November 2005
£385,000
+246.8%over 8 years17 January 1997
£111,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9HQ: £695,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HQ
Versus other Bower Road homes
Floor Area for 20 Bower Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,049
Street avg £3,880
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB