1 Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UH
About 1 Castle Gate Close
1 Castle Gate Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Castle Gate Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 18 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2021Most recent
£475,000
+97.9%over 17 years18 September 2003
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH8 9UH: £447,950 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BH8 9UH
11 Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UH
Sold Sept 2023
£585,0003 Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UH
Sold Feb 2020
£416,75013 Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UH
Sold Sept 2019
£447,95021 Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UH
Sold Dec 2018
£305,0007 Castle Gate Close, Bournemouth, BH8 9UH
Sold Dec 2014
£370,000
Versus other Castle Gate Close homes
1 Castle Gate Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,130
Street avg £3,757
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.1 km
Bournemouth School For Girls — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bournemouth School for Girls. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







