St James Court, Flat 3, 7 Owls Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AJ

St James Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; 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 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 5th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 28 EPCs).