73 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BG

73 Sea Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in October 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 sits 59.4% above the 2008 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm.