Flat 2, 43 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DJ

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 29 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–35 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 23 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. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 18.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 157.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.