Flat 3, 11 Alyth Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7DF

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7DF). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–145 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (294 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 96.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £138,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.