3 Cardigan Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1BD

3 Cardigan Road is a detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 7 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 56 m² this is the 5th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 21 units on file.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 44.2% above the 2007 sale price.