11 St James S Square, Bournemouth, BH5 2BX

11 St James S Square is a five-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 sits 547.4% above the 1996 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 71.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.