Barrington Court, Flat 6, 49 Talbot Avenue, Bournemouth, BH3 7HT

Barrington Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7HT). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Barrington Court (55–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in October 2002. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 69.7% above the 2002 sale of £119,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it's 21.4% 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 71% of similar EPCs).