Dalkeith House, Flat 15, 2 Dalkeith Steps, Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1EZ

Dalkeith House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). At 68 m² this is the 12th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Dalkeith House, where floor areas span 54–84 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 (47 versus a best of 76).

Last sold in December 2015, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 29.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.