88 Alma Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1AL

88 Alma Road is a seven-bedroom property in Bournemouth (BH9 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2026); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 66 m² this is the 12th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–186 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (30 versus a best of 72).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 238.9% above the 1999 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 34.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2019. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.