Mallard Grange, Flat H, 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 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the 6th 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 41). The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1999 — that's 27 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 £113,000 sits 413.6% above the 1999 sale of £22,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 68.9% below the postcode norm. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.