The Hermitage, Flat 3, 53 Hermitage Road, Poole, BH14 0QG

The Hermitage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 0QG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in The Hermitage, where floor areas span 27–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £174,950 in November 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 10.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.