Flat 1, 2 Dunbar Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7BA

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 57–342 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 (45 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £490,000. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£759/sq ft) was about 292.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.