1b, Southcote Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3SH

1b is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 4th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–319 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 56 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 58.2% below the 2023 sale of £280,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£813/sq ft) was about 519.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 55 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £280,000 in March 2023.