Flat 2, 38 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7AD

Flat 2 is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–59 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 (49 versus a best of 79). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. At 59 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 33.5% above the 2006 sale price.