180a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AJ
About 180a
180a is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 101.5% above the 2015 sale of £66,000. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
180a 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
Price for 180a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 17 years.
£66,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2015Most recent
£66,000
-11.9%over 11 years16 January 2004
£74,950
+158.4%over 4 years4 March 1999
£29,000
+136.7%17 November 1998
£12,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AJ: £250,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AJ
Versus other Alma Road homes
EPC Rating for 180a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £5,581
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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