Flat 1, 4 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. 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 £170,000 sits 400% above the 1998 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 70.1% below the postcode norm.