5 Bower Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9HQ
About 5 Bower Road
5 Bower Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1503 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
9 years since the last transfer (November 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 21.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
5 Bower Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations and single storey extensions to dwellinghouse and formation of a carport
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2021-23934-A
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Bower 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 16 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2017Most recent
£565,000
+34.5%over 3 years14 March 2014
£420,000
+16.7%over 8 years17 August 2005
£360,000
+45.2%over 3 years9 April 2002
£248,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9HQ: £695,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HQ
Everything we know about 5 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
EPC Rating for 5 Bower Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,047
Street avg £3,824
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 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.
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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB