3a, Cranmer Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1JT

3a is a three-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 1JT). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 sits 80.5% above the 2011 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 50.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011.