218 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA
About 218 Castle Lane West
218 Castle Lane West is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 57.6% above the 2015 sale of £262,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
218 Castle Lane West's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a dwellinghouse with parking
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2023-16574-B
- Jan 2021New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a bungalow and formation of parking area
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7-2020-16574-A
What's in 218 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
218 Castle Lane West valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 2 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 April 2015Most recent
£262,000
+9.2%over 2 years14 November 2012
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH9 3LA: £264,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in BH9 3LA
202 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA
Sold Mar 2021
£295,000202a, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA
Sold Feb 2017
£264,000194 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA
Sold Aug 2013
£220,000200 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA
Sold Jul 2010
£225,000198 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3LA
Sold Aug 2007
£151,878
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Versus other Castle Lane West homes
218 Castle Lane West outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,220
Street avg £2,871
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Broadway Co-op — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bournemouth School for Girls. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB