Verulam Mews, Flat 16, 12 Verulam Place, Bournemouth, BH1 1DW

Verulam Mews is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the 7th 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 (June 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 31 m² it's 18.4% 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 £123,000 is 29.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 17.5% 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.