27 Birch Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 0LP

27 Birch Drive is a mid-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH8 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the 6th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–112 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 (49 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 55 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 135.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £145,000.