55 Acland Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1JQ
About 55 Acland Road
55 Acland Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). At 56 m² this is the 10th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 38 units on file.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £185,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 66.8% 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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
55 Acland Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 15 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£185,000
+42.3%over 9 years26 July 2012
£130,000
27 May 2010
£130,000
+13.0%over 3 years12 January 2007
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1JQ: £380,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BH9 1JQ
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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 Acland Road homes
On years held, 55 Acland Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,304
Street avg £3,159
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
Markham Road — 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
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB