Flat 1, 15 Hermitage Road, Poole, BH14 0QG

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 17 m² (around 183 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 17 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–25 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 62). The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 55.6% below the 2025 sale of £430,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,350/sq ft) was about 1102.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £430,000 in October 2025. At 17 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).