Riviera Court, Flat 26, 1 The Esplanade, Canford Cliffs, Poole, BH13 7HZ

Riviera Court is a semi-detached house in Canford Cliffs, Poole, Poole (BH13 7HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 836 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 78 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Riviera Court (78–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. 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. At 78 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 42.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.