Acorn Lodge, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Salisbury, SP4 0AB

Acorn Lodge is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Boscombe, Salisbury, Salisbury (SP4 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 58% above the 2004 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 53.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 12 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.