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 (102 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 23.2% 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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2025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
Planning history
8 Garth Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
78applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£154,000
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 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BH9 1QE
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB