61 Princess Road, Poole, BH12 1BG

61 Princess Road is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH12 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 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.

At 213 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). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 sits 114.3% above the 2012 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 36.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012.