Marina Towers, Flat 5, The Marina, Bournemouth, BH5 1BJ

Marina Towers is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 72 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Marina Towers (72–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since April 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 sits 155% above the 1997 sale of £94,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).