Flat 1, 38 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 553 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (30 versus a best of 69).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 30% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015).