28 Cowper Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2UJ
About 28 Cowper Road
28 Cowper Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 55 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–992 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to A across 28 units on file.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £187,500. Across the public record there are 6 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 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 50.3% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28 Cowper Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
71applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
2 February 2022Most recent
£187,500
+29.3%over 8 years3 April 2013
£145,000
30 March 2010
£145,000
-1.0%over 3 years29 June 2006
£146,500
+118.7%over 5 years16 February 2001
£66,999
+41.1%over 3 years19 December 1997
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2UJ: £247,500 (2024–2021).
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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 Cowper Road homes
EPC Rating for 28 Cowper Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,409
Street avg £2,786
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.1 km
Cowper Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Winton Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB