Flat 2, 20 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DD

Flat 2 is a detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 318 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–86 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (2 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 33). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (47 m² across 28 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. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 44.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.