Flat 2, 49 Elmes Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2SX
About Flat 2
Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2SX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 64 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 61.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £213,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Flat 2 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 Flat 2 has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 26 years.
£213,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2022Most recent
£213,000
+23.1%over 6 years11 May 2015
£173,000
+19.3%over 9 years18 November 2005
£145,000
+253.7%over 9 years16 September 1996
£41,000
+69.1%23 May 1996
£24,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2SX: £315,000 (2024–2021).
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Everything we know about Flat 2, 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 Elmes Road homes
On floor area, Flat 2 stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,328
Street avg £2,557
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Cowper Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Winton Primary School. 23 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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB