Terraced

74 ROWAN DRIVE

CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR

£260,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Honeysuckle Lane	0.1 miles
Shop	Julia's House Shop	0.5 miles
Train station	Hamworthy	1.6 miles
Hospital	Dorset HealthCare	5.1 miles
University	Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus)	6.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

62 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£260,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,194/m²

Local average

£273,500 (32 sales)

Street crime

70 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 08/04/2021

Expiry date: 07/04/2031

Current heating cost: £347/year

Potential heating cost: £284/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £13,110

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

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£10)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/02/2026	£260,000	Terraced	—	£265,411 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	£260,000
listed	09/05/2025	£269,500
sold	01/01/2016	£209,950

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
55 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YH	£280,000	12/12/2025	Terraced
96 GOLDFINCH ROAD, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7TD	£260,000	13/12/2023	Terraced
5 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YH	£250,000	12/10/2023	Terraced
48 SPRUCE CLOSE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YT	£229,950	18/09/2023	Terraced
28 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YJ	£270,000	02/06/2023	Terraced
75 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XX	£187,000	06/04/2023	Terraced
46 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YJ	£278,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
7 LARCH CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YL	£238,500	18/11/2022	Terraced
29 BULLFINCH CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7UP	£385,000	04/11/2022	Terraced
7 SANDPIPER CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YE	£325,000	01/11/2022	Terraced
229 GOLDFINCH ROAD, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7TB	£230,000	31/10/2022	Terraced
94 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YJ	£218,000	30/09/2022	Terraced
55 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XU	£225,000	22/07/2022	Terraced
55 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YH	£240,000	24/06/2022	Terraced
86 GOLDFINCH ROAD, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7TD	£207,500	13/05/2022	Terraced
111 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XY	£245,000	05/04/2022	Terraced
60 ROWAN DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR	£263,000	03/12/2021	Terraced
58 ROWAN DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR	£275,000	26/11/2021	Terraced
15 SANDPIPER CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YE	£319,950	30/09/2021	Terraced
105 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XX	£215,000	24/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £257,095 (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 3.8%

10y growth 21.4%

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

1y (index) -1%

5y (index) 10.4%

10y (index) 26.3%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,264/mo

Realistic £1,404/mo

Optimistic £1,544/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 End Terrace, Meadowsweet Road, BH17	£1,250/mo	2	0.14 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Stirrup Close, BH16	£1,250/mo	2	0.82 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Poole Road, BH16	£1,395/mo	2	0.96 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Gablehurst, BH16	£1,150/mo	2	1.04 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Triangle, BH16	£950/mo	2	1.07 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, The Triangle, BH16	£995/mo	2	1.08 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,165/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.46%

Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000

Target investor price (1%) £120,000

Gross yield 5.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.1×

Monthly cashflow £31/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.5%

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	24
Anti-social behaviour	22
Criminal damage and arson	5
Vehicle crime	4
Burglary	3
Other theft	3
Public order	3
Bicycle theft	2
Robbery	2
Shoplifting	2
Total incidents	70

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
Hillbourne Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Requires improvement — 9 Oct 2019
Springdale First School	Primary	0.9 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Parkstone Grammar School	Secondary	1.0 miles	Outstanding — 17 Nov 2017
Yarrells Preparatory School	Other	1.2 miles	— (No rating)
Broadstone First School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 9 Oct 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 74 ROWAN DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR

## Property details

- Slug: `6bb6460` (address key hash: `6bb6460c15781063f7cc95a13c0913a9a6e90e92`)
- Postcode: BH17 7YR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 62 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £260,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,194/m²
- Local average: £273,500 (32 sales)
- Street crime: 70 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2026-02-23
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 07/04/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £347/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £13,110

### Recommendations
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£10)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0120-2388-8040-2009-3431)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-23 | £260,000 | Terraced | — | £265,411 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-03a0-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 74 ROWAN DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR | £260,000 | 23/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [161724359](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/64d3ed1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £260,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-09 | £269,500 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £209,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YH | £280,000 | 12/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 96 GOLDFINCH ROAD, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7TD | £260,000 | 13/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YH | £250,000 | 12/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 48 SPRUCE CLOSE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YT | £229,950 | 18/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 28 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YJ | £270,000 | 02/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 75 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XX | £187,000 | 06/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 46 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YJ | £278,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 LARCH CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YL | £238,500 | 18/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 29 BULLFINCH CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7UP | £385,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 SANDPIPER CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YE | £325,000 | 01/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 229 GOLDFINCH ROAD, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7TB | £230,000 | 31/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 94 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YJ | £218,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 55 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XU | £225,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 55 SYCAMORE CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YH | £240,000 | 24/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 86 GOLDFINCH ROAD, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7TD | £207,500 | 13/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 111 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XY | £245,000 | 05/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 60 ROWAN DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR | £263,000 | 03/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 58 ROWAN DRIVE, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YR | £275,000 | 26/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 15 SANDPIPER CLOSE, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7YE | £319,950 | 30/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 105 MEADOWSWEET ROAD, CREEKMOOR, POOLE, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH17 7XX | £215,000 | 24/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £257,095 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.8%
- **10y growth:** 21.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -1%
- **5y growth (index):** 10.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 26.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,264/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,404/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,544/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 End Terrace, Meadowsweet Road, BH17 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Stirrup Close, BH16 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.82 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Poole Road, BH16 | £1,395/mo | 2 | 0.96 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Gablehurst, BH16 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 1.04 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Triangle, BH16 | £950/mo | 2 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Triangle, BH16 | £995/mo | 2 | 1.08 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,165/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.46% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*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 £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £31/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.5%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **70** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hillbourne Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 9 Oct 2019 |
| Springdale First School | Primary | 0.9 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 1.0 miles | Outstanding — 17 Nov 2017 |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Other | 1.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Broadstone First School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 9 Oct 2023 |