# 1 bedroom flat for sale (BH1 4EX)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | FLAT 2, 21 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE BH1 4EX |
| Price | £146,950 |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | A |
| Last sold | £170,000 Feb 2023 |

## Description

A superbly presented and generously proportioned one-bedroom first-floor flat, set within an attractive character conversion and enjoying delightful views across the central crescent. Ideally positioned just a short stroll from Boscombe’s vibrant shopping parade, the property benefits from easy access to a wide and cosmopolitan array of shops, cafés, and local amenities. The award-winning seafront and Boscombe Spa are also within comfortable walking distance, making this an excellent location for both convenience and lifestyle.

The flat itself has been recently redecorated throughout to a high standard, complemented by newly fitted carpets, creating a fresh and welcoming living space ready for immediate occupation. Additional benefits include UPVC double glazing and gas central heating, powered by a modern and efficient boiler.

The accommodation is particularly spacious, with a standout feature being the impressive 16ft x 16ft reception room. This bright and airy space is enhanced by a large double-glazed bay window, allowing plenty of natural light to flood in while offering pleasant views over the green, perfect for relaxing or entertaining. The modern kitchen is well-appointed and fitted with a built-in oven and hob, providing both style and practicality. The bathroom is equally well-presented, featuring a contemporary three-piece suite.

Externally, the property further benefits from an invaluable allocated parking space to the rear, an increasingly rare and desirable feature in this popular location.

This charming flat would make an ideal first-time purchase, investment opportunity, or coastal retreat, combining character, comfort, and convenience in equal measure.

Tenure: Leasehold - 189 years remaining

Service Charge £1,000 every 6 months

Ground Rent: none 

EPC Rating: 70 | C

Council Tax Band: A

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/174469478/853869) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![Energy Performance Certificate](/listings/photos/174469478/853870) - Energy Performance Certificate

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #5879113
- **Address:** 21 The Crescent, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 4EX
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/08/2008
- **Work Completed:** 24/06/2008
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 FLAT 2 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £170,000 | 13/02/2023 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 FIRST FLOOR FLAT CAMPBELL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EP | £278,000 | 23/01/2026 | Flat |
| AUBERRY GRANGE, 2 FLAT 4 ST JOHNS ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1EL | £110,000 | 14/11/2025 | Flat |
| 24 FLAT 1 CAMPBELL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EP | £110,000 | 10/09/2025 | Flat |
| 11 GROUND FLOOR FLAT GROSVENOR GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4HH | £190,000 | 22/08/2025 | Flat |
| [Same street] 21 FLAT 5 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £72,000 | 20/03/2025 | Flat |
| MELBURY HOUSE, 460 2 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4BA | £205,000 | 14/02/2025 | Flat |
| [Same street] 27 GROUND FLOOR FLAT THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £123,000 | 26/08/2024 | Flat |
| [Same street] QUINTON HOUSE, 19 FLAT 5 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £127,000 | 12/06/2024 | Flat |
| [Same street] CRESCENT COURT, 15 - 17 FLAT 12 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £130,000 | 12/01/2024 | Flat |
| 24 FLAT 2 CAMPBELL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EP | £205,000 | 15/12/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] 9 - 11 FLAT 7 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £155,000 | 09/11/2023 | Flat |
| 18 FLAT 5 HAMILTON ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EH | £132,500 | 20/10/2023 | Flat |
| 29 FLAT 7 CECIL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1DX | £175,000 | 01/09/2023 | Flat |
| 24 FLAT 4 HAMILTON ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EH | £150,000 | 08/08/2023 | Flat |
| 453 FLAT C2 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AD | £140,000 | 14/03/2023 | Flat |
| [Same street] PARK VIEWS, 9 - 11 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £28,800 | 22/12/2022 | Other |
| [Same street] 11 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £28,800 | 22/12/2022 | Other |
| 21 FLAT 2 SEA ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1DH | £95,000 | 22/12/2022 | Flat |
| 8 FLAT C WALPOLE ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4HA | £205,000 | 22/12/2022 | Flat |
| THE COTTON EXCHANGE, 501 - 507 18 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AJ | £115,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| 504 FLAT 4 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4BE | £180,000 | 08/12/2022 | Flat |
| 7 FLAT 1 GROSVENOR GARDENS, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4HH | £216,000 | 18/11/2022 | Flat |
| 25 FLAT 2 ST JOHNS ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1EQ | £200,000 | 27/10/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 25 FLAT 1 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £147,000 | 07/10/2022 | Flat |
| 510A FLAT 8 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4BE | £58,000 | 30/09/2022 | Flat |
| 29 FLAT 4 CECIL ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1DX | £155,000 | 26/09/2022 | Flat |
| 499 FLAT 9 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AE | £145,000 | 23/09/2022 | Flat |
| 17 FLAT 8 SEA ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1DH | £107,000 | 20/09/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 23 GARDEN FLAT THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £70,000 | 29/07/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] QUINTON HOUSE, 19 FLAT 6 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £124,950 | 24/06/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 25 FLAT 3 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £140,000 | 17/06/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 23 GARDEN FLAT THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £65,000 | 16/09/2021 | Flat |

**Street average:** £100,963 (12 sales)
**Area average:** £158,575 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £182,985 (74 Flat, BH1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -19.7%

## 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

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £648/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Roumelia Lane, BH5 | £799/mo | 1 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Palmerston Road, BH1 | £940/mo | 1 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Palmerston Road, BH1 | £940/mo | 1 | 0.12 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Argyll Rd, BH5 | £675/mo | 1 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Argyll Road, BH5 | £799/mo | 1 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Gordon Road, BH1 | £654/mo | 1 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Christchurch Road, BH1 | £875/mo | 1 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Boscombe, BH1 | £1,236/mo | 1 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £865/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.57% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £104,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £83,700

*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 £837/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £150/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.2%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -25.3%
- **10y growth:** -5.7%

## 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%

## Flood risk

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

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