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 84% 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. 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.
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
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.
£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
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







