Clifftops, Apartment 3, 28 Penrith Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1LT

Clifftops is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1LT). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 73 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Clifftops, where floor areas span 63–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 146% above the 1999 sale of £149,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.