56 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
About 56 Strouden Avenue
56 Strouden Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9HX). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 91.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £680,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history at 56 Strouden Avenue is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 56 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 Yew, T2 Holly, T3 Mountain Ash, T4 Scots pine, T5 Oak, G1 (1 silver birch, 2 sycamores) & G2 mixed tree x 3 - Felling - complete removal to ground level.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2021-10014-D
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£741,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 14 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£680,000
+48.3%over 9 years10 April 2012
£458,500
+29.9%over 4 years13 August 2007
£353,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9HX: £610,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HX
55 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
Sold May 2025
£610,00033 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
Sold Mar 2025
£620,00043 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
Sold Dec 2024
£550,00050 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
Sold Jul 2024
£725,00025b, Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
Sold Nov 2022
£330,000
Versus other Strouden Avenue homes
On epc rating, 56 Strouden Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £3,167
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
265/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
The Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Queen's Park Infant Academy. 26 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







