Clifftops, Apartment 7, 28 Penrith Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1LT

Clifftops is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 1LT). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. At 83 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Clifftops (63–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 76). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (December 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £580,000. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£649/sq ft) was about 133.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.