Sarah Court, 6, 12 Chessel Avenue, Bournemouth, BH5 1LH

Sarah Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Sarah Court, where floor areas span 51–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 12.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 56.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.