Mallard Grange, Flat F, 45 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DL

Mallard Grange is a semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 20 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Mallard Grange, where floor areas span 19–36 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since December 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £103,000 sits 416.3% above the 1998 sale of £19,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 60.5% below the postcode norm. At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).