73a, Chatsworth Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8SL

73a is a one-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 8SL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 58 m² this is the 5th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 39 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2024. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 47.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.