House prices in BH5 1 (Boscombe)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BH5 1' (Boscombe, Bournemouth) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BH5 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BH5 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Boscombe.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Boscombe is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. Flat 4 Cleasby Grange, 8, Wollstonecraft Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, sold for £243,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 688 square feet, the price per sqft is £352.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £343-£371, £371-£399, £399-£427 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 184 sales in Boscombe (BH5 1) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Boscombe (BH5 1). Of the 184 transactions, half were sold for between £278 and £385 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'BH5 1' is £327. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £385 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Boscombe, Bournemouth

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bournemouth. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Boscombe, Bournemouth

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BH5 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BH5 1 Boscombe	£278 sqft	£327 sqft	£385 sqft
BH5 2 Bournemouth	£364 sqft	£402 sqft	£457 sqft

Will Bournemouth house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BH5 1 (Boscombe) compared with both the wider area BH5 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Bournemouth to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Bournemouth and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Boscombe Spa Road, Boscombe, BH5 1A	818 sqft	£361	46
Owls Road, Boscombe, BH5 1A	624 sqft	£297	43
Sea Road, Boscombe, BH5 1D	581 sqft	£263	37
Sea Road, Boscombe, BH5 1J	785 sqft	£274	33
Westby Road, Boscombe, BH5 1H	645 sqft	£299	26
Honeycombe Chine, Boscombe, BH5 1L	753 sqft	£464	25
Browning Avenue, Boscombe, BH5 1N	0 sqft	£369	21
Sea Road, Boscombe, BH5 1B	775 sqft	£341	19

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Raw data

Our analysis of Boscombe is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
Flat 4 Cleasby Grange, 8, Wollstonecraft Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth	£243,000 Jul-2024	688	352
Flat E47 San Remo Towers, Sea Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth	£182,500 Jun-2024	538	339
Flat 7 Bathwick Lodge, 8, St Johns Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth	£160,000 Jun-2024	581	275

See the entire list of all sales in Boscombe (BH5 1) here.