32 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
About 32 Alma Road
32 Alma Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 23.7% below the 2022 sale of £510,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 98.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £510,000 in August 2022. 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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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
- Apr 2022AmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of premises as a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2021-12737-B
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Sales history & valuation
32 Alma Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£510,000
+161.5%over 17 years29 June 2005
£195,000
+105.3%over 6 years13 September 1998
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AN: £330,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AN
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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
£330,00054 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AN
Sold Aug 2022
£395,000
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Versus other Alma Road homes
On years held, 32 Alma Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,048
Street avg £2,230
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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