Flat 1, 13 Cecil Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1DU

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–30 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2019) 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 February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (30 m² across 87 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 28.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.