16a, Borthwick Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4ER

16a is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 368.4% above the 1998 sale of £39,499. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 57.4% below the postcode norm.