# 2 bedroom apartment for sale (BH1 4BA)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 2, MELBURY HOUSE, 460, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE BH1 4BA |
| Price | £205,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | C |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1900-1929 |
| Floor area | 61 m² |
| Last sold | £205,000 Feb 2025 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £476/year

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7001-3038-3205-8284-4204)

## Description

*SOLD BY MEYERS ESTATE AGENTS SOUTHBOURNE & CHRISTCHURCH* TWO DOUBLE bedroom GROUND FLOOR apartment, within WALKING DISTANCE of Bournemouth Town Centre & award-winning BEACHES, OPEN PLAN living/dining room with a FEATURE BAY WINDOW, separate kitchen, PETS allowed, ALLOCATED off road PARKING space, VISITOR PARKING, benefits from a SHARE of FREEHOLD & can be OFFERED FULLY FURNISHED, ideal for FIRST TIME BUYERS or a BUY TO LET.

## Property Photos

- ![Photo 13](/listings/photos/155251220/444127) - Photo 13
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- ![Photo 1](/listings/photos/155251220/444140) - Photo 1
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- ![Photo 11](/listings/photos/155251220/444149) - Photo 11

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/155251220/444150) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![Energy Performance Certificate](/listings/photos/155251220/444151) - Energy Performance Certificate

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| MELBURY HOUSE, 460 2 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4BA | £205,000 | 14/02/2025 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 FLAT 7 HENGIST ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4DN | £150,000 | 19/11/2025 | Flat |
| AUBERRY GRANGE, 2 FLAT 4 ST JOHNS ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1EL | £110,000 | 14/11/2025 | Flat |
| LINDEN HALL, 80 FLAT 36 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4DA | £229,500 | 05/09/2025 | Flat |
| CALEDONIAN COURT, 446 22 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AY | £93,000 | 15/12/2023 | Flat |
| 9 - 11 FLAT 7 THE CRESCENT, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4EX | £155,000 | 09/11/2023 | Flat |
| EXTON GARDENS, 70 39 KNYVETON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 3BP | £240,000 | 25/10/2023 | 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 |
| CARLTON COURT, 428 FLAT 26 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AY | £92,500 | 24/06/2023 | Flat |
| LINDEN HALL, 80 FLAT 25 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4DA | £175,000 | 09/06/2023 | Flat |
| 453 FLAT C2 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AD | £140,000 | 14/03/2023 | Flat |
| 8 FLAT C WALPOLE ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4HA | £205,000 | 22/12/2022 | Flat |
| 1 FLAT 2 HENGIST ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4DN | £207,500 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| CARLTON COURT, 428 FLAT 33 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AY | £80,000 | 15/12/2022 | Flat |
| THE COTTON EXCHANGE, 501 - 507 18 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4AJ | £115,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| BREEZE, 4 11 OWLS ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1FE | £235,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| BREEZE, 4 20 OWLS ROAD, BOSCOMBE, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH5 1FE | £200,000 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |
| EXTON GARDENS, 70 26 KNYVETON ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 3BP | £253,500 | 25/11/2022 | Flat |
| LINDEN HALL, 80 FLAT 33 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE, BH1 4DA | £280,000 | 23/11/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £170,925 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £192,981 (59 Flat, BH1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +6.2%

## 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).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £778/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, The Belgravia, BH1 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.61% (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:** 7.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £293/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.9%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,361/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -20.3%
- **10y growth:** 6.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** -1.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 17.2%

## 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)