265a, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9TG
About 265a
265a is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9TG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2016) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 26 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 14% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 92.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £430,000 in February 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Garagedouble
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
265a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Alterations and extension to bungalow to form store and erection of a canopy - Existing unauthorised
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2020-23306-F
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 265a
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 4 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£430,000
+14.7%over 4 years29 September 2016
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9TG: £197,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Mar 2021
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£185,000
Everything we know about 265a, 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 Castle Lane West homes
Price per m² for 265a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,309
Street avg £3,483
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Broadway Tavern — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bournemouth School for Girls. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB