Flat 3, 14 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH

Flat 3 is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 231 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (45–231 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 66). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £210,000. Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -20.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 49.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 59.9% below the postcode norm.