13a, Queensland Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2AB

13a is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1100 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 102 m² this is the 44th smallest of 55 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–301 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 48% above the 2007 sale price.