Flat 4, 42 Grosvenor Gardens, Bournemouth, BH1 4HH

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4HH). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–43 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file.

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 18.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 71.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 79 EPCs). Last sale on file: £137,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.