Flat 1, 27 Rosebery Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JH

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 43.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.