5 Cowper Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2UJ
About 5 Cowper Road
5 Cowper Road is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2024) returns an A (score 98), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. At 96 m² this is the 9th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (98 versus a worst of 38).
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 40% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2021 for £175,000. 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
5 Cowper Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Alterations, infill extension on ground floor flat and formation of vehicular access and parking space
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2021-23263-A
- Oct 2007SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alterations, single storey extension and conversion of dwellinghouse into 2 flats
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2007-23263
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 2UJ: £247,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BH9 2UJ
Everything we know about 5 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
On epc rating, 5 Cowper Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,823
Street avg £3,051
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
-0.4 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.1 km
Cowper Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Winton Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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