52 Firbank Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1EL
About 52 Firbank Road
52 Firbank Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 160.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £352,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
52 Firbank Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 5 years.
£352,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2022Most recent
£352,000
+39.7%over 5 years19 April 2017
£252,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1EL: £380,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BH9 1EL
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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
Price per m² for 52 Firbank Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £2,889
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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.
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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB