32 Stokewood Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7ND

32 Stokewood Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7ND). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 738 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 69 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 68–188 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 (42 versus a best of 72).

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 sits 155.6% above the 1999 sale of £81,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 48.7% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).