Rosea Court 1a, Flat 1, Rosebery Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2JH

Rosea Court 1a is a one-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH5 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Rosea Court 1a (38–52 m²). The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 28% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.