472a, Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9AQ

472a is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 15th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

At 45 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 sits 1381.1% above the 2019 sale of £9,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 93.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £9,250 in December 2019.