Flat 1, 3 Church Street, Christchurch, BH23 1BW

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Christchurch (BH23 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–283 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 78).

Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 53.6% below the 2018 sale of £1,035,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,374/sq ft) was about 496.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.