8 Garth Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1QE
About 8 Garth Road
8 Garth Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1QE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–147 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 25.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
8 Garth Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 January 2025
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Planning history
8 Garth Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
77 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 9 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2006Most recent
£125,000
+6.4%over 7 months3 February 2006
£117,500
+231.0%over 8 years19 June 1997
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 1QE: £345,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Garth Road homes
8 Garth Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB