Flat 3, 4 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DB

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 48 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 49.2% above the 2010 sale price.