Horseshoe Court, Flat 1, 13 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HU

Horseshoe Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 83 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Horseshoe Court, where floor areas span 79–89 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 (41 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating 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.

Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 251.8% above the 1996 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 68.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).