Flat 1, 2 Meyrick Park Crescent, Bournemouth, BH3 7AQ

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £774,000 sits 307.4% above the 2005 sale of £190,000. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).