Verulam Mews, Flat 11, 12 Verulam Place, Bournemouth, BH1 1DW

Verulam Mews is an end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the 9th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Verulam Mews, where floor areas span 28–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 32 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 43 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £130,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.