23 South Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4PB

23 South Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 4PB). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 17). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good.

At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£799/sq ft) was about 336.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £215,000.