5 Melville Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PP
About 5 Melville Gardens
5 Melville Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH9 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £240,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. At 67 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 67.2% 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Melville Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
71applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Melville Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2021Most recent
£240,000
+4.3%over 3 years4 July 2017
£230,000
+84.0%over 14 years20 August 2002
£125,000
+39.0%over 1 year28 September 2000
£89,950
+63.5%over 2 years20 August 1998
£54,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2PP: £186,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in BH9 2PP
2 Melville Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PP
Sold Jan 2025
£285,0004 Melville Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PP
Sold May 2016
£208,0003 Melville Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PP
Sold Oct 2015
£186,0007 Melville Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PP
Sold Jun 2013
£160,00010 Melville Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 2PP
Sold Feb 2008
£178,000
Everything we know about 5 Melville Gardens, 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 Gardens homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Melville Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,582
Street avg £2,957
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lidl — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB