Flat 4, 11 Howard Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9DX

Flat 4 is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH8 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 19.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.