3a, Iris Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2PJ

3a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. 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. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 42.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 8 EPCs).