Property valuation in Alum Chine

An Alum Chine valuation starts at the window and ends with the block's accounts. We visit, look at the flat, the common parts and the paperwork, and give a rent figure, a sale figure or both, with the reasons written down. This is the Alum Chine detail of our property valuation service.

What moves value at Alum Chine

• The view. How much of Poole Bay is visible, from which rooms and which floor.
• The balcony. Somewhere to sit outside on summer evenings, and a feature buyers mention first.
• The lift and access. Level or lift access widens the market to older buyers and tenants.
• Parking. An allocated bay matters because public spaces above the chine fill on warm days.
• The block. Service charge, reserve fund, planned works and the state of windows and balconies exposed to the sea.
• The lease. Years left, ground rent and any restrictions on letting or pets.
• The walk. Minutes to the sand and the play park, and the climb to Westbourne's shops.

Rental valuation against sales valuation

A rental figure tells a landlord what a tenant will pay and how readily the flat will let; a sales figure tells an owner what the market will pay now. At Alum Chine the flat that sells best is not always the one that lets best: a view lifts a sale price strongly, while tenants weigh parking and running costs more. Seeing both, alongside what furnished stays of a month or more could earn, makes the choice clearer. Our guide to how property valuations work sets out the method.

The instant rent estimate

The instant rent estimate gives a first rental range from the postcode, the number of bedrooms and the type of property. It is a starting point; the view, the balcony and the block are what a visit adds.

How a visit works

We agree a time, look round the flat and the common parts, note the view, the lift and the parking, and ask for the lease, the latest service charge accounts and any notice of works. The figure follows in writing with our reasons and, on request, suggestions on presentation. If the flat is let, we arrange the visit with the tenant on proper notice and value it with the tenancy in place as well as with vacant possession, since landlord buyers and owner-occupiers will pay differently. For the wider market, read the best areas to buy in Bournemouth.

What comes next

To let, see letting agents in Alum Chine, property management in Alum Chine, long term lets in Alum Chine and winter lets in Alum Chine. To sell, see selling your property in Alum Chine. The Alum Chine area page covers the neighbourhood, and property valuation in Bournemouth the whole town.