The Hermitage, Flat 1, 53 Hermitage Road, Poole, BH14 0QG

The Hermitage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 107 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Hermitage (27–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.