Flat 7, 17 Boscombe Cliff Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1JL

Flat 7 is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 919 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. At 85 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 82–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 74). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 85 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 48.5% above the 2011 sale price.