51 Stokewood Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7ND

51 Stokewood Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7ND). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 73 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 16 units on file.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 39.9% above the 2007 sale price.