Courtleigh Manor, Flat 8, Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AL

Courtleigh Manor is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Courtleigh Manor, where floor areas span 55–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 83.5% above the 2003 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm.