Flat 2, 5 Knyveton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3QF

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–57 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 60). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 42 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 13.8% above the 2022 sale price. Sold March 2022 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.