20 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
About 20 Alma Road
20 Alma Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2022AmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of premises as a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2022-11041-A
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 20 Alma Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2022Most recent
£385,000
+54.0%over 14 years13 September 2007
£250,000
+278.8%over 10 years31 October 1996
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AN: £330,000 (2024–2022).
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Sold Mar 2024
£1,250,00082a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
Sold May 2023
£200,00018 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
Sold Mar 2023
£330,00032 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
Sold Aug 2022
£510,000
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Alma Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 20 Alma Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £2,270
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stokewood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
40.3dB