48a, Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7AD

48a is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 15th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–199 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in October 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 61 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 12.4% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.