5a, Oakwood Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3DF

5a is a one-bedroom detached house in Bournemouth (BH9 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–126 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 24.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.