178a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
About 178a
178a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 9th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 8–199 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 32 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £182,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
178a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
178a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 18 years.
£182,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£182,500
+75.5%over 17 years28 January 2004
£104,000
+38.7%over 1 year24 October 2002
£74,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AJ: £250,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AJ
Everything we know about 178a, 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
On habitable rooms, 178a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,042
Street avg £4,215
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Richmond Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Malmesbury Park Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB