5 Princess Road, Poole, BH12 1BG

5 Princess Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH12 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 14.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 97.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £289,950. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.