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1 Melville Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2PL

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Melville Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Melville Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £425,000. 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 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Melville Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Melville Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Jan 2019
EPC improved fromC73toD59
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
86%44%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Apr 2022from Apr 2021
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
44%95%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Melville Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Melville Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

71 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Melville Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£451,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£425,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2022Most recent

    £425,000

    +142.9%over 20 years

  2. 7 October 2001

    £175,000

    +218.2%over 3 years

  3. 2 April 1998

    £55,000

    -45.0%

  4. 23 January 1998

    £99,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2PL: £380,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Melville Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Melville Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,457

Street avg £2,657

On par

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Melville Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bournemouth district page.
Full Bournemouth report

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Stanfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH9 2PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BH9 2PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH9 2PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Melville Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.