Flat 1, 31 Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AS

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 89 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 72–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £375,000 in February 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.