4 Cowper Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2UJ
About 4 Cowper Road
4 Cowper Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 13.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £350,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Cowper Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations and single storey extension to dwellinghouse and formation of roof lanterns
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2019-27474
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cowper Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 14 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
16 May 2019Most recent
£350,000
+73.7%over 13 years9 August 2005
£201,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2UJ: £247,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BH9 2UJ
Everything we know about 4 Cowper 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 Cowper Road homes
EPC Rating for 4 Cowper Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,365
Street avg £2,874
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB