Burlington West Mansions, Flat 6, 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 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 2nd 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. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017.