1 The Firs, Flat D, Trinity Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1QJ

1 The Firs is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 71 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 1 The Firs (63–71 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 13 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 548.1% above the 1995 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm.