Cecil Lodge, Flat 5, 7 Cecil Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1DU

Cecil Lodge is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 30 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Cecil Lodge, where floor areas span 19–47 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in June 1996. 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 £106,000 sits 685.2% above the 1996 sale of £13,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 79.9% below the postcode norm.