Flat 2, 440 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0AA

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Poole (BH14 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 23.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm.