Flat 3, 25 Cecil Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1DX

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (46 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.