5 Cherry Close, Poole, BH14 0LJ

5 Cherry Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 0LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 74 m² this is the 4th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 71–191 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 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 £701,000 is 34.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£653/sq ft) was about 119.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in February 2013.