Flat 3, 29 Cecil Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1DX

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (17–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 51.7% above the 2012 sale of £110,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 40.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.