Lower Flat, 54 Fitzharris Avenue, Bournemouth, BH9 1BY

Lower Flat is a two-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 161.1% above the 2001 sale of £86,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 46.5% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.