Barrington Court, Flat 4, 49 Talbot Avenue, Bournemouth, BH3 7HT

Barrington Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH3 7HT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Barrington Court, where floor areas span 55–63 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 (43 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 45 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 10.9% above the 2018 sale price. Sold August 2018 for £175,000.