3 Osborne Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BL

3 Osborne Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 55 m² this is the 8th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 18 units on file.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 63.5% above the 2007 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.