1 Portchester Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8JT

1 Portchester Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 8JT). It has a recorded floor area of 16 m² (around 172 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 16 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 15.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,321/sq ft) was about 468.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.