Flat 2, 36 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 71 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 71). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 71 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 135.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £220,000.