11a, Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AA

11a is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–161 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 (53 versus a best of 78).

It hasn't traded since March 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 147.9% above the 2002 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm.