Flat 1, 27 Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AS

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 12.9% below the 2023 sale of £155,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 57 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £155,000 in June 2023.