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 6 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 May 2029
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.
£373,000
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
6 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 (2025–2020).
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 £2,839
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
170/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







