Flat 2, 189 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AQ
About Flat 2
Flat 2 is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 22 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Flat 2 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Flat 2 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
Flat 2 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1AQ: £175,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in BH9 1AQ
Ground Floor Flat, 175 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AQ
Sold Mar 2021
£206,000183 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AQ
Sold Apr 2020
£340,000181a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AQ
Sold Aug 2017
£175,000Ground Floor Flat, 177 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AQ
Sold Sept 2014
£130,000181 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AQ
Sold Jun 2008
£101,000
Versus other Alma Road homes
On floor area, Flat 2 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
22 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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 Wood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Malmesbury Park Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







