First Floor Flat, 39 Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DF
About First Floor Flat
First Floor Flat is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2026. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 19 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £275,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2026HMOFullIn report
Change of use from a dwelling (Class C3) to a 5 bedroom HMO (Class C4) with no external changes.
Change of Use- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/25/03933/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at First Floor 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
First Floor Flat valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2023Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1DF: £277,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BH9 1DF
First Floor Flat, 63 Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DF
Sold Mar 2025
£265,00045a, Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DF
Sold Oct 2024
£302,000Lower Flat, 41 Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DF
Sold May 2024
£277,500Ground Floor Flat, 39 Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DF
Sold Jan 2024
£275,00043 Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DF
Sold Jan 2024
£537,000
Everything we know about First Floor 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 Heron Court Road homes
Floor Area for First Floor Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,115
Street avg £2,119
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Winton Recreation Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB