Sanderling, Flat 33, 3 Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AB

Sanderling is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 70 m² this is the 29th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in Sanderling, where floor areas span 37–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 11% below the 2025 sale of £245,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £245,000 — fresh data.