4a, St Swithuns Road South, Bournemouth, BH1 3RQ

4a is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 3RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on electricity. At 116 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–391 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 28 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 54% below the 2023 sale of £600,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2023 for £600,000.