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.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 98.5% 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.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
56 Strouden Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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.
- Mar 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Oak - Cut back all branches that overhang 39b Queens Park Avenue which are growing close to the building to provide a clearance of 2 metres.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2024-10014-E
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn 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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£748,000
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 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH8 9HX
33 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
£330,00058 Strouden Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9HX
Sold Apr 2021
£610,000
Everything we know about 56 Strouden Avenue, 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 Strouden Avenue homes
On epc rating, 56 Strouden Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £3,056
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 142 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
14/mo
Steady 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB