Tall Trees, Flat 4, 55 Hermitage Road, Poole, BH14 0QG

Tall Trees is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Tall Trees (48–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 67). The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average.

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 60.9% above the 2003 sale of £119,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.