Mermaid Court, Flat 2, 42 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BQ

Mermaid Court is a semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in Mermaid Court, where floor areas span 52–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 is 18.5% below the 2022 sale of £249,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £249,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.