1 Post Office Cottages, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
About 1 Post Office Cottages
1 Post Office Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Salisbury, Salisbury (SP4 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1251 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2020 for £377,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Post Office Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 1 Post Office Cottages, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
- Aug 2009ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY AND THE ERECTION OF A REAR CONSERVATORY
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2009/0942
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 19 years.
£377,500
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2020Most recent
£377,500
+22.8%over 7 years10 June 2013
£307,500
+6.8%over 6 years14 August 2006
£288,000
+64.6%over 4 years17 December 2001
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP4 0AB: £465,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in SP4 0AB
The Old Post Office, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
Sold Jun 2024
£640,000Bridge Cottage, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
Sold Nov 2021
£473,000Oak Lodge, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
Sold Jun 2021
£305,000The Close, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
Sold Jul 2008
£870,0002 Post Office Cottages, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB
Sold Nov 2005
£249,950
Versus other Tidworth Road homes
1 Post Office Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,249
Street avg £3,081
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Andrew's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







