78b, Cardigan Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1BG
About 78b
78b is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 90.3% below the 2022 sale of £5,040,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£3,274/sq ft) was about 1990.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold March 2022 for £5,040,000. 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 2026.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 December 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
1 application on record at 78b, Cardigan Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1BG
- Feb 2026HMOAmendmentOutcome in report
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/25/05005/CLE
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 78b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 26 years.
£5,040,000
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2022Most recent
£5,040,000
+1948.8%over 17 years20 April 2004
£246,000
+310.3%over 7 years9 May 1996
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1BG: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH9 1BG
Versus other Cardigan Road homes
78b outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£35,245
Street avg £1,935
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Winton Banks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







