17 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AB
About 17 Alma Road
17 Alma Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 43 m² this is the 12th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (33 versus a best of 83).
It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 43 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 39 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 18.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
17 Alma Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Alma Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2007Most recent
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AB: £235,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AB
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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 Alma Road homes
17 Alma Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,884
Street avg £2,547
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Winton Banks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB