The Reef, Flat 21, 16 Boscombe Spa Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1AY

The Reef is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2024) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 83 m² this is the 9th 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 top.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 83 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 45 EPCs). Across 2007–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 26% above the 2010 sale price.