The Dene, 15, 17 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DP

The Dene is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH13 6DP). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.