Flat 4, 41 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DJ

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 73 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 56). The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £182,000 in August 2024.