18, MELBURY CLOSE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8HR - £430,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

18 MELBURY CLOSE is a very small detached house of 80m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966. It was last sold for £430,000 in December 2023, which was around 16% below the average December 2023 detached price in the Dorset local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2023, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

18 MELBURY CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 18 MELBURY CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Dorset local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 18 MELBURY CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 5 DEC	£430,000	£509,026	16% below HPI
2010 27 AUG	£274,500	£327,044	16% below HPI

18 MELBURY CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Dorset local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 18 MELBURY CLOSE sales from August 2010 and December 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the August 2010 sale was for 16% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 16% below the HPI over time, until the December 2023 sale, which was also at 16% below the HPI.

How Large is 18 MELBURY CLOSE?

18 MELBURY CLOSE is 80m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2023. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses in Ferndown, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Ferndown, and where 18 MELBURY CLOSE lies on this distribution: 12% of detached houses are smaller than 18 MELBURY CLOSE, and 87% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Ferndown.

18 MELBURY CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

18 MELBURY CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.143 of an acre, or 580m². The below map shows the location of 18 MELBURY CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 18 MELBURY CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 18 MELBURY CLOSE?

18 MELBURY CLOSE is located in FERNDOWN, in the BH22 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 18 on MELBURY CLOSE.