Flat 4, 38 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached 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 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 4th 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 across 9 units on file.

Last sale on file: £167,000 in July 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 151.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.