The Reef, Flat 14, 16 Boscombe Spa Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1AY

The Reef is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 90 m² this is the 12th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in The Reef, where floor areas span 74–204 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (77 versus a best of 86). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2012.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 26% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm.