Flat 2, 1 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 960 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 89 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 27.8% above the 2016 sale price.