2 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AA
About 2 Alma Road
2 Alma Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 152.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Alma Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification procedure - Erection of single-storey flat roofed extension – rear 6.9metres in length from the rear wall Maximum height of 3m Height at the eaves 3m
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2022-5582-(TPD)
- Mar 2022HMOAmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2022-5582-E
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Alma Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£320,000
+276.5%over 21 years30 November 2000
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AA: £194,950 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AA
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Winton Banks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB