What type of property is Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ?

Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ is a semi-detached house.

What did Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ sell for?

Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ last sold for £151,000 in October 2006, around 20 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £33,000 in November 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 1995 and October 2006, Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ rose from £33,000 to £151,000, a change of £118,000. That works out to roughly +14.9% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ have?

The current EPC rating for Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in July 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ?

Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft). That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH9 1DJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ heated?

The latest EPC at Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ?

Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ located?

Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ sits in Bournemouth. It falls within the BH9 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ?

Police records around Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ?

The closest primary school to Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ is St Luke's Church of England Primary School (409m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bournemouth School (1.2km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ?

The closest bus stop to Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, BH9 1DJ is Winton Recreation Ground, 107m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Lower Flat

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Lower Flat is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 64 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 41.7% above the 2006 sale price.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Flat, 12 Maxwell Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lower Flat has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Lower Flat has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£214,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£151,000

Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

30 October 2006Most recent
£151,000
+151.9%over 6 years
12 November 1999
£59,950
+81.7%over 4 years
8 November 1995
£33,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1DJ: £255,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in BH9 1DJ

On the street

Versus other Maxwell Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Lower Flat outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,359

Street avg £3,046

Strongly below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Winton Recreation Ground — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH9 1DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH9 1DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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