225b, Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1JZ

225b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 86 m² this is the 17th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 202% above the 2001 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 76.5% below the postcode norm.