Flat 1, 71 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BG

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–66 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 92.7% above the 2004 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm.