Flat 4, 36 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the 2nd 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. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £150,000 sits 248.8% above the 1995 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 41.1% below the postcode norm.