Flat 1, 2 Fortescue Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7JT

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 3 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in August 1996. Across 1996–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 57.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 300% above the 1996 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 60.1% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 29 EPCs).