Flat 1, 19 Elmes Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2SX

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2SX). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2011.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 64.9% above the 2002 sale of £81,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).