Flat 1, 8 Rushton Crescent, Bournemouth, BH3 7AF

Flat 1 is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7AF). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 147 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (81–147 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (65 versus a worst of 64). The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 177.1% above the 2002 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 74.5% below the postcode norm.