38 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DH

38 Forest Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH13 6DH). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1331 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 124 m² this is the 6th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 83–316 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 37.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.