39a, Wycliffe Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1JS

39a is a six-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1JS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–127 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £255,000 sits 325.4% above the 1997 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.