1a, Douglas Road, Poole, BH12 2AU

1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH12 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.