Amberwood Grange, Flat 1, 30 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1HY

Amberwood Grange is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Amberwood Grange, where floor areas span 24–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 14 units on file.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in July 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2008–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -45.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 73% above the 2008 sale of £100,000. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2019. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 56 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 66 EPCs).