9a, De Lisle Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7NF

9a is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH3 7NF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–152 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (74 versus a worst of 33). The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 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 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 25.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.