2a, Watkin Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HP

2a is a four-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 13.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 106.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.