7a, Carbery Lane, Bournemouth, BH6 3QG

7a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH6 3QG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 114 m² this is the 11th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–225 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 15 units on file.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 175.6% above the 2007 sale of £119,000. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.