Earls Court, Flat 5, 9 Gervis Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3ED

Earls Court is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 3ED). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 93 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Earls Court, where floor areas span 84–130 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 (44 versus a best of 71).

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £310,000. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.