Flat 6, 2 Wootton Gardens, Bournemouth, BH1 1PW

Flat 6 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (23–59 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 88 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £125,000. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 29.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm.