Flat 1, 7 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EH

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Bournemouth (BH8 8EH). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2006. At 37 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 49.3% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.