Woodlands, Flat 4, 55 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7AL

Woodlands is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH3 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the 10th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Woodlands, where floor areas span 32–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2020); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 71.1% above the 2012 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 48 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).