1 Wootton Gardens, Bournemouth, BH1 1PW

1 Wootton Gardens is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the 16th smallest of 88 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 37.9% below the 2024 sale of £575,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,137/sq ft) was about 850.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £575,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).