21 Orcheston Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8SP

21 Orcheston Road is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 68 m² this is the 9th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 20 units on file.

At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 93.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.