Flat 3, 38 Richmond Wood Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DH

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–40 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 71).

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 27.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.