Lower Flat, 5 Bingham Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1BS
About Lower Flat
Lower Flat is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold March 2020 for £212,500. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 94 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 21.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lower Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lower Flat
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Lower Flat has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 22 years.
£212,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2020Most recent
£212,500
+5.2%over 3 years26 March 2017
£202,000
+32.5%over 4 years28 June 2012
£152,500
17 September 2009
£152,000
-13.6%over 2 years24 May 2007
£176,000
+53.1%over 4 years24 October 2002
£114,950
+132.2%over 4 years28 May 1998
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1BS: £317,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH9 1BS
Everything we know about Lower Flat, 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 Bingham Road homes
Lower Flat outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,261
Street avg £2,284
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.2 km
Stokewood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB