12a, Carlton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3TG

12a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 3TG). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 66 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1996–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 sits 247.3% above the 1997 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 78.3% below the postcode norm.