Flat 2, 38 Stafford Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1JH

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1JH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.