7 Gerald Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7JY

7 Gerald Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7JY). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 sits 73.4% above the 2008 sale of £290,000.