Mallard Grange, Flat K, 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. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 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 £118,000 sits 321.4% above the 1998 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 60.4% 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.