The Hermitage, Flat 2, 53 Hermitage Road, Poole, BH14 0QG

The Hermitage is a semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Hermitage (27–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 32). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 27 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). Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £165,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 194.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.