Property valuation in Bournemouth

A Bournemouth valuation starts with where the home is and who will want it, then looks at everything that moves the figure up or down. We visit, read the paperwork, and give a rent figure, a sale figure or both, with the reasons in writing so you can test them. This is the Bournemouth detail of our property valuation service.

What moves value in Bournemouth

• Position. The cliffs and the seafront at the top; the station, the Lansdowne and the universities for tenants; schools and parks for families.
• Sea view. A view across Poole Bay from the living room carries a clear premium for flats on the cliffs and at Alum Chine.
• Parking. Many central streets are permit zones, so an allocated space or a driveway adds value for tenants and buyers.
• The lease. For flats: years remaining, ground rent, service charge, reserve fund, planned works and any restriction on letting.
• Condition and EPC. Kitchens, bathrooms, windows and heating, and an EPC that meets the rules for letting.
• Licensing. For houses let to sharers, whether an HMO licence applies and is in place.

Rental valuation against sales valuation

A rental valuation tells a landlord what the home will let for, how quickly and to whom. A sales valuation tells an owner what the market will pay now. Side by side, with the costs of each, they show whether keeping or selling suits you. The answer differs across the town: a terrace near the Talbot campus may earn well as a let to sharers if it is licensed, while a cliff-top flat with a short lease may be worth more sold to a buyer who will extend it. Our guide to how property valuations work explains both methods, and buy-to-let in Bournemouth the investor's view.

The instant rent estimate

The instant rent estimate asks for the postcode, the number of bedrooms and the type of property and gives a first rent range immediately. It is a starting point; the visit adds what a database cannot see.

How a visit works

We agree a time, look round the home and any shared parts, note the parking and the view, and ask for the lease or title, the EPC and, for a flat, the latest service charge accounts. If the home is let, we arrange the visit with the tenant on proper notice. The figure follows in writing with our reasons and, if you want them, our suggestions on what to improve first.

By neighbourhood and related services

See valuations in West Cliff, East Cliff, Westbourne and Alum Chine. To let, see letting agents in Bournemouth, property management in Bournemouth, long term lets in Bournemouth and winter lets in Bournemouth. To sell, see selling your property in Bournemouth. The Bournemouth area page covers the town.