Burlington West Mansions, Flat 3, Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AD

Burlington West Mansions is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 426 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. At 40 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Burlington West Mansions, where floor areas span 36–101 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 (45 versus a best of 77). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 51.9% above the 2004 sale of £104,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).