42 Cowper Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2UJ
About 42 Cowper Road
42 Cowper Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold February 2022 for £417,000. 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. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 85.9% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Cowper Road 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 16 years.
£417,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2022Most recent
£417,000
+28.3%over 2 years12 November 2019
£325,000
+43.8%over 9 years4 February 2010
£226,000
+2.8%over 2 years9 August 2007
£219,950
+22.2%over 1 year2 October 2005
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2UJ: £207,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BH9 2UJ
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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
On price per m², 42 Cowper Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,299
Street avg £2,816
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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