# 151 RIVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QL

## Property details

- Slug: `88e6a18` (address key hash: `88e6a1848357426bf1f68b92eb06ffae726ef1cd`)
- Postcode: BH23 2QL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 162 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £650,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,012/m²
- Local average: £593,898 (89 sales)
- Street crime: 102 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £650,000
- Date: 2026-01-29
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 07/03/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £2,139/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £6,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0360-2758-8370-2704-1505)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-29 | £650,000 | Detached | — | £657,127 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-c1b2-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 151 RIVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QL | £650,000 | 29/01/2026 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 VALLEY CLOSE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RX | £598,000 | 09/01/2026 | Detached |
| 4 AMBLESIDE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RZ | £429,500 | 18/12/2025 | Detached |
| 122 HURN ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RP | £650,000 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| 116 HURN ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RP | £522,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 25A OLD BARN ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QY | £662,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 106 HURN ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RP | £445,000 | 23/10/2025 | Detached |
| 115 RIVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QJ | £530,000 | 30/05/2025 | Detached |
| 68 HURN WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2PD | £560,000 | 23/04/2025 | Detached |
| 6 GRASMERE CLOSE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2SA | £415,000 | 31/03/2025 | Detached |
| 12 ST CATHERINES WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RD | £752,500 | 05/04/2023 | Detached |
| 85 RIVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QJ | £833,000 | 02/12/2022 | Detached |
| 8 OLD BARN CLOSE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QZ | £570,000 | 25/11/2022 | Detached |
| 10 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2PE | £625,000 | 04/11/2022 | Detached |
| 61 HURN ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RL | £580,000 | 03/11/2022 | Detached |
| 20 HILLSIDE DRIVE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RU | £549,950 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 11 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2PE | £505,000 | 15/09/2022 | Detached |
| GOBLINS, 36 HURN ROAD, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2RW | £650,000 | 22/08/2022 | Detached |
| 110 RIVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QT | £780,000 | 10/08/2022 | Detached |
| 189A RIVER WAY, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2QN | £460,000 | 22/07/2022 | Detached |
| 3 GRASMERE CLOSE, CHRISTCHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH23 2SA | £492,500 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £580,473 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -4.2%
- **10y growth:** 46.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 30.4%

## 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

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Salisbury (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Woodbury Close, BH23 | £880/mo | 1 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Mobile Home, Christchurch, BH23 | £875/mo | 2 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Mobile Home, Dudmoor Farm Road, BH23 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Mobile Home, Dudmoor Farm Road, BH23 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Swansbury Drive, BH8 | £1,750/mo | 4 | 0.81 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Swansbury Drive, BH8 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Hopkins Close, BH8 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Birch Drive, BH8 | £1,700/mo | 3 | 0.88 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Christchurch Road, BH7 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.95 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Jumpers Road, BH23 | £1,650/mo | 3 | 0.97 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bernards Close, BH23 | £1,430/mo | 3 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Francis Court, BH8 | £1,000/mo | 2 | 1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Castle Lane East, BH7 | £925/mo | 2 | 1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Francis Court, BH8 | £1,050/mo | 2 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Villette Close, BH23 | £1,500/mo | 3 | 1.04 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bourton Gardens, BH7 | £1,395/mo | 2 | 1.04 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Bournemouth, BH7 | £2,200/mo | 4 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Ashford Road, BH6 | £850/mo | 1 | 1.09 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (18 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.2% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £165,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £132,500

*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 £1,325/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 40.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,392/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -8.9%

*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 | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **102** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Stable School | Other | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 15 Jan 2024 |
| Twynham Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 22 May 2019 |
| Jewell Academy Bournemouth | Primary | 1.0 miles | Outstanding — 11 Sep 2015 |
| Tregonwell Academy | Other | 1.3 miles | Outstanding — 13 May 2013 |
| Christchurch Junior School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 26 Jan 2015 |