Flat 1, 10 Gordon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4DW

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 13.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.