1 Garth Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1QE
About 1 Garth Road
1 Garth Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1QE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sold June 2023 for £345,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 1 Garth Road in 2024.
4 applications on record at 1 Garth Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1QE
- Nov 2023HMOAmendmentOutcome in report
Application for a certificate of existing use of a dwelling as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2023-29004-A
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOFeb 2026Decision
- HMODec 2024Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Garth Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 22 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2023Most recent
£345,000
+43.8%over 15 years19 July 2007
£240,000
+11.6%over 2 years21 March 2005
£215,000
+16.2%over 8 months6 July 2004
£185,000
+213.6%over 2 years29 August 2001
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1QE: £330,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BH9 1QE
Versus other Garth Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Garth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,136
Street avg £2,709
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Garth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







