Flat 3, 8 Maxwell Road, Poole, BH13 7JB
About Flat 3
Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH13 7JB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Sold December 2022 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Flat 3's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH13 7JB: £950,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BH13 7JB
Versus other Maxwell Road homes
On habitable rooms, Flat 3 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £4,338
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Canford Cliffs Parade — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Lilliput Church of England Infant School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







