Flat 4, 26 Knole Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4DH

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–39 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £95,000. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 67 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 12.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.