Flats/Maisonettes

54 GROUND FLOOR FLAT HERBERTON ROAD

BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5HY

£160,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Herberton Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Bournemouth Guide Shop	0.1 miles
Train station	Pokesdown	0.6 miles
University	Health Services University	0.7 miles
Hospital	Kings Park Hospital	0.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

78 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£160,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,051/m²

Local average

£258,223 (40 sales)

Street crime

145 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 20/02/2025

Expiry date: 19/02/2035

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,023

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder (£15 - £30)
Change heating to gas condensing boiler (£3,000 - £7,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£160,000	Flat	—	£159,454 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£160,000
listed	09/01/2016	£219,950
sold	01/01/1999	£62,000
sold	01/01/1996	£38,000
sold	01/01/1995	£37,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
91 PAISLEY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EE	£300,000	19/12/2025	Flat
32 DOUGLAS MEWS, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5BE	£187,000	02/12/2025	Flat
2A STAMFORD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5DP	£355,668	18/12/2024	Flat
56 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5AN	£380,000	14/11/2024	Flat
5 FRANKSTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EG	£327,000	23/11/2023	Flat
LILY LODGE, 10 FLAT 1 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5FE	£212,000	11/08/2023	Flat
ST CATHERINES VIEW, 88 FLAT 4 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 3RJ	£205,000	19/05/2023	Flat
24 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH	£332,000	09/12/2022	Flat
39A HERBERTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5HY	£235,000	21/10/2022	Flat
BIRCHVIEW LODGE, 33 FLAT 4 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EJ	£230,000	04/10/2022	Flat
13C CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH	£165,000	31/08/2022	Flat
32 DOUGLAS MEWS, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5BE	£130,000	09/08/2022	Flat
71A PAISLEY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5ED	£265,000	17/06/2022	Flat
CASTLE COURT, 8 FLAT 5 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH	£165,000	13/06/2022	Flat
49 FLAT 4 ARNEWOOD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5DJ	£165,000	10/06/2022	Flat
BIRCHVIEW LODGE, 33 FLAT 6 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EJ	£185,000	27/05/2022	Flat
73 PAISLEY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5ED	£299,999	20/05/2022	Flat
52A BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5AN	£296,000	14/04/2022	Flat
MARGARET COURT, 3 FLAT 4 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH	£220,000	31/03/2022	Flat
CASTLE COURT, 8 FLAT 8 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH	£158,000	25/03/2022	Flat

Area average: £240,633 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 27.2%

10y growth 21.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -5.3%

5y (index) -1.2%

10y (index) 16.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,262/mo

Realistic £1,402/mo

Optimistic £1,542/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Paisley Road, BH6	£1,250/mo	2	0.19 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.78%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 9.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 10.7×

Monthly cashflow £470/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 12.2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	44
Anti-social behaviour	41
Vehicle crime	16
Burglary	11
Criminal damage and arson	10
Other theft	6
Shoplifting	5
Public order	4
Drugs	3
Other crime	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	145

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Stourfield Infant School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 26 Mar 2024
Stourfield Junior School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 24 May 2013
St James' Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 22 Apr 2013
Pokesdown Community Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 17 Sep 2024
Bournemouth Collegiate School	Other	0.6 miles	— (No rating)

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# 54 GROUND FLOOR FLAT HERBERTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5HY

## Property details

- Slug: `02a4e2b` (address key hash: `02a4e2bd4bed718dc6d935699814da54cd0f0bac`)
- Postcode: BH6 5HY
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 78 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £160,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,051/m²
- Local average: £258,223 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 145 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £160,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 19/02/2035
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,023

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- C (£15 - £30)
- T (£3,000 - £7,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0360-2240-1420-2025-0705)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £160,000 | Flat | — | £159,454 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-e164-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 54 GROUND FLOOR FLAT HERBERTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5HY | £160,000 | 23/01/2026 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [38976675](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b227817)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £160,000 |
| listed | 2016-01-09 | £219,950 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £62,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £38,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £37,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 91 PAISLEY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EE | £300,000 | 19/12/2025 | Flat |
| 32 DOUGLAS MEWS, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5BE | £187,000 | 02/12/2025 | Flat |
| 2A STAMFORD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5DP | £355,668 | 18/12/2024 | Flat |
| 56 BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5AN | £380,000 | 14/11/2024 | Flat |
| 5 FRANKSTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EG | £327,000 | 23/11/2023 | Flat |
| LILY LODGE, 10 FLAT 1 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5FE | £212,000 | 11/08/2023 | Flat |
| ST CATHERINES VIEW, 88 FLAT 4 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 3RJ | £205,000 | 19/05/2023 | Flat |
| 24 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH | £332,000 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| 39A HERBERTON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5HY | £235,000 | 21/10/2022 | Flat |
| BIRCHVIEW LODGE, 33 FLAT 4 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EJ | £230,000 | 04/10/2022 | Flat |
| 13C CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH | £165,000 | 31/08/2022 | Flat |
| 32 DOUGLAS MEWS, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5BE | £130,000 | 09/08/2022 | Flat |
| 71A PAISLEY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5ED | £265,000 | 17/06/2022 | Flat |
| CASTLE COURT, 8 FLAT 5 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH | £165,000 | 13/06/2022 | Flat |
| 49 FLAT 4 ARNEWOOD ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5DJ | £165,000 | 10/06/2022 | Flat |
| BIRCHVIEW LODGE, 33 FLAT 6 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EJ | £185,000 | 27/05/2022 | Flat |
| 73 PAISLEY ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5ED | £299,999 | 20/05/2022 | Flat |
| 52A BEAUFORT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5AN | £296,000 | 14/04/2022 | Flat |
| MARGARET COURT, 3 FLAT 4 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH | £220,000 | 31/03/2022 | Flat |
| CASTLE COURT, 8 FLAT 8 CASTLEMAIN AVENUE, SOUTHBOURNE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH6 5EH | £158,000 | 25/03/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £240,633 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 27.2%
- **10y growth:** 21.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -5.3%
- **5y growth (index):** -1.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 16.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,262/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,402/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,542/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Paisley Road, BH6 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.78% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 9.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £470/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 12.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 44 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **145** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Stourfield Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 26 Mar 2024 |
| Stourfield Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 May 2013 |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 22 Apr 2013 |
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 17 Sep 2024 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |