17a, Highfield Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2SE
About 17a
17a is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 65 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 15 years since the last transfer (June 2011). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2008–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 37.1% above the 2011 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
17a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
71applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
17a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 3 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2011Most recent
£143,000
+19.4%over 1 year5 March 2010
£119,750
+27.4%over 1 year29 September 2008
£94,000
-17.5%2 June 2008
£114,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2SE: £365,000 (2024–2023).
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Winton Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB