3a, Stewart Close, Bournemouth, BH8 8NT

3a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 59 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 43.8% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.