424a, Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0AA

424a is a mid-terrace house in Poole (BH14 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 25 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 20).

At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (44 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 214.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £147,500 in December 2023.