St James Court, Flat 23, 7 Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AJ

St James Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 68 m² this is the 28th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in St James Court, where floor areas span 47–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 274.8% above the 1997 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 66.8% below the postcode norm.