14 Firbank Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1EL
About 14 Firbank Road
14 Firbank Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 109 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 26.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £295,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Firbank Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14 Firbank Road
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
14 Firbank Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 6 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
17 April 2019Most recent
£295,000
+35.9%over 6 years15 February 2013
£217,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1EL: £380,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BH9 1EL
Everything we know about 14 Firbank Road, 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 Firbank Road homes
EPC Rating for 14 Firbank Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,706
Street avg £3,064
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.2 km
Five Ways — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Queen's Park Academy. 27 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB