165 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AG
About 165 Alma Road
165 Alma Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in February 2010. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 71.3% above the 2010 sale of £275,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 165 Alma Road in 2024.
- Dec 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 8 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.55 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.70 metres.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/25/04471/PNHH
- Oct 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey rear extension for disabled living
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2024-29144-A
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
165 Alma Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 7 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2010Most recent
£275,000
+31.0%over 6 years27 April 2003
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AG: £225,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AG
Lower Flat, 125 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AG
Sold Jun 2021
£144,500127a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AG
Sold Dec 2019
£178,000149 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AG
Sold Jan 2018
£365,000Upper Flat, 161 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AG
Sold Sept 2017
£225,000155 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AG
Sold Mar 2016
£358,000
Everything we know about 165 Alma Road, 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 Alma Road homes
165 Alma Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,708
Street avg £1,956
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heron Court Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB