17 Melville Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2PL
About 17 Melville Road
17 Melville Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2PL). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 is 45% above the 2020 sale price. Sold March 2020 for £273,150.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Melville Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Melville Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
71applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£273,150
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2020Most recent
£273,150
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2PL: £405,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH9 2PL
Everything we know about 17 Melville Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Melville Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 17 Melville Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,257
Street avg £2,676
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB