Flat 7, 38 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

Flat 7 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Bournemouth (BH5 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 5th 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 30). The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2003 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 20% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 56.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.