Flat 1, 12 Oakwood Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3DF
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 45.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 24 EPCs). Last sale on file: £135,000 in November 2022. 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
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 3DF: £420,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH9 3DF
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Versus other Oakwood Road homes
Flat 1 is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,849
Street avg £3,434
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
Brockenhurst Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St. Walburga's Catholic 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB