Flat 2, 24 Gordon Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4DW

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–50 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 (46 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. At 40 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 46 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 19.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 48.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.