5 Dingle Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2DP

5 Dingle Road is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–239 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 is 31.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,042/sq ft) was about 371.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.