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

Amberwood Grange is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 68 m² this is the 8th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Amberwood Grange, where floor areas span 24–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £181,000 sits 81% above the 2008 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 23.6% below the postcode norm.