Flat 4, 19 Elmes Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2SX

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 2SX). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

At 43 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). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £164,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.