Woodlands, Flat 18, 32 Lindsay Road, Poole, BH13 6BG

Woodlands is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Poole (BH13 6BG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 66 m² this is the 27th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in Woodlands, where floor areas span 56–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 36.9% above the 2009 sale price.