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

Mallard Grange is an end-of-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Mallard Grange (19–36 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 24.4% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £90,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.