Mallard Grange, Flat J, 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 19 m² (around 205 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 19 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Mallard Grange (19–36 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2024) 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 July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 120% above the 2002 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 19 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).