Flat 1, 9 Grantham Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4NW

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2010.

It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 62.4% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).