Flat 3, 28 Carlton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3TG

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH1 3TG). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 66 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 139.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.