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 £446,000 is 91.2% 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 2113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 31 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
- Feb 2026HMOAmendmentIn 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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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 78b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£446,000
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 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BH9 1BG
Everything we know about 78b, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Cardigan Road homes
78b outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£35,245
Street avg £1,867
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 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