The Gables, Flat 5, 19 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DQ

The Gables is an end-of-terrace house in Poole (BH13 6DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 79 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in The Gables, where floor areas span 69–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £166,000 in November 2025. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 34.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm.