Flat 5, 4 Fortescue Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7JT

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7JT). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 43.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 29 EPCs).