Flat 5, 62 Bargates, Christchurch, BH23 1QL

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1QL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–59 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 44 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 57 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £145,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.