8a, Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH

8a is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 93 m² this is the 11th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–267 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 27 units on file.

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 79.3% above the 2003 sale of £149,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm.