Verulam Mews, Flat 14, 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 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Verulam Mews (28–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 28 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 43 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 21.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £95,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.