4 Frances Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3RZ

4 Frances Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 3RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 434 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–197 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 23.6% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£760/sq ft) was about 201% above the typical sold price in the postcode.