137a, Ashley Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4NQ

137a is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 57 m² this is the 34th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 52 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 57 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 191.4% above the 2001 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 62.7% below the postcode norm.