Flat 8, 38 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1DQ

Flat 8 is a one-bedroom semi-detached 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. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. 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 across 9 units on file.

Last sold in June 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 25.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.