17a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AB
About 17a
17a is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 51 m² this is the 17th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold July 2021 for £163,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
17a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
78 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.
£163,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2021Most recent
£163,000
+40.5%over 7 years12 December 2013
£116,000
+40.6%over 11 years16 May 2002
£82,500
+40.4%over 1 year31 May 2000
£58,750
+22.4%over 1 year18 December 1998
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AB: £235,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AB
Versus other Alma Road homes
On years held, 17a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,196
Street avg £2,442
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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