Rayner House, Flat 2, 7 Deans Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2DA

Rayner House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH5 2DA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 73 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Rayner House (52–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £235,000 sits 164% above the 2001 sale of £89,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 39.8% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 14 EPCs).